Words for the Theatre: Four Essays on the Dramatic Text

by David Cole

Book Overview

In Words for the Theatre, playwright David Cole pursues a course of dramaturgical self-questioning on the part of a playwright, centred on the act of playwriting.

The book's four essays each offer a dramaturgical perspective on a different aspect of the playwright's practice: How does the playwright juggle the transcriptive and prescriptive aspects of their activity? Does the ultimate performance of a playtext in fact represent...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113824063X
• ISBN13: 9781138240636
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 68 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"