The Shakespearean dramaturg
Subtitle: a theoretical and practical guide
By: by Andrew James Hartley.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Dramatic production
Description: This book marries a theoretical analysis of the issues underlying the role of the dramaturg with a thorough sense of the material conditions of theatrical production, from script editing and rehearsal room interactions to the preparation of program notes and audience lectures. Central to the project is a notion of authority defined not by text or author, but by the theatre itself. The result is a guide for the prospective dramaturg which also provides for the more general reader a unique case study of the nexus between the methods and assumptions of literary criticism and those of practical theatre.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-231) and index.