The art of the actor : the essential history of acting, from classical times to the present day / Jean Benedetti.
Material type:
TextPublisher: London : Methuen, 2005Description: ix, 245 pages ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0413773361
- 9780413773364
- 0713689978
- 9780713689976
- 792.02809 22
- PN2122 .B38 2005
- Also issued online.
Contents:
Summary: An essential sourcebook and working tool for students of all levels and for theatre practitioners, this is a superb book and explication of the work of the leading theorists on the art of acting.
1. Classical Rhetoric -- 2. Shakespeare and His Contemporaries -- 3. Declamation -- 4. Acting -- 5. Diderot -- 6. Coquelin -- 7. Realism -- 8. Stanislavski and the 'System' -- 9. Michael Chekhov -- 10. The New Actor in France -- 11. Meyerhold -- 12. Brecht -- 13. The 'Ritual' Actor.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 792.02809 BEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Issued | 10/10/2024 | A476349B |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Classical Rhetoric -- 2. Shakespeare and His Contemporaries -- 3. Declamation -- 4. Acting -- 5. Diderot -- 6. Coquelin -- 7. Realism -- 8. Stanislavski and the 'System' -- 9. Michael Chekhov -- 10. The New Actor in France -- 11. Meyerhold -- 12. Brecht -- 13. The 'Ritual' Actor.
An essential sourcebook and working tool for students of all levels and for theatre practitioners, this is a superb book and explication of the work of the leading theorists on the art of acting.
Also issued online.
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