The art of theater /

Are theatrical performances merely interpretations of works of dramatic literature? This work argues that performance is, and has always been, an art form in its own right, distinct from the literary texts that it uses. It gives us the tools to identify the fundamental elements that are needed to gr...

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Main Author: Hamilton, James R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2007.
Series:New directions in aesthetics ; 4.
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