num_pages: 144
description: Fusing a variety of influences (Aristotle, Stanislavsky, Kenneth Burke, and structuralism), this new text takes students through progressively complex levels of play reading in which respond to a first reading; gather information from the play (including given circumstances); interpret the characters and relate them to the conflict; and synthesize perceptions that have been revealed through analysis. Its central principle is that conflict is the essence of the book lays out a systematic process for analyzing plays, relating each element to the conflict explored in each play.
language: English
title: Introduction to Play Analysis
titlecomplete: Introduction to Play Analysis
genres: Theatre, Textbooks, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 40
publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages