The Idea of the Actor

by W.B. Worthen

Analyzing the relationship between dramatic action and the controversial art of acting, William Worthen demonstrates that what it means to act, to be an actor, and to communicate through acting embodies both an ethics of acting and a poetics of drama.

Originally published in 1984.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691612064
• ISBN13: 9780691612065
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"