The idea of a theater : a study of ten plays : the art of drama in changing perspective / by Francis Fergusson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fergusson, Francis, author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drama--History and criticism.

Drama.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 242 pages)

Edition:

First Princeton paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1949.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

An original and beautifully written book on changing perspectives in the art of theater. Through a study of nine plays-Oedipus Rex, Bérénice, Tristan und Isolde, Hamlet, Ghosts, The Cherry Orchard, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Noah, Murder in the Cathedral-the author shows how all playwrights seek to "hold the mirror up to nature" and how in this respect the art of drama is always the same, varying only with the philosophical and aesthetic concepts of each age. The Idea of a Theater will delight both readers with a special interest in drama and those who read drama as a source of insight into man's nature and man's changing ideas of himself. Originally published in 1949.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PART 1. THE IDEA OF A THEATER

INTRODUCTION. THE IDEA OF A THEATER

CHAPTER I. OEDIPUS REX: THE TRAGIC RHYTHM OF ACTION

CHAPTER II. BERENICE: THE ACTION AND THEATER OF REASON

CHAPTER III. TRISTAN UND ISOLDE: THE ACTION AND THEATER OF PASSION

CHAPTER IV. HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK: THE ANALOGY OF ACTION

PART II. THE PARTIAL PERSPECTIVES OF THE MODERN THEATER

INTRODUCTION. THE PARTIAL PERSPECTIVES OF THE MODERN THEATER

CHAPTER V. GHOSTS AND THE CHERRY ORCHARD: THE THEATER OF MODERN REALISM

CHAPTER VI. THE THEATRICALITY OF SHAW AND PIRANDELLO

CHAPTER VII. POETRY OF THE THEATER AND THE POET IN THE THEATER

P A R T III. CERTAIN TECHNICAL CONCEPTS USED IN THIS STUDY

APPENDIX. ON CERTAIN TECHNICAL CONCEPTS USED IN THIS STUDY

Back matter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691061436

0691061432

9780691649108

0691649103

9781400875139

1400875137

OCLC:

966836459