The idea of the actor : drama and the ethics of performance

Author/Creator:

Worthen, William B., 1955- author

Publication/Creation:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1984]

Format:

Book

Edition:

Course Book

More Details

Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

The idea of the actor : drama and the ethics of performance / William B. Worthen

Series Titles:

Princeton Legacy Library ; 538

Related/Included Titles:

Frontmatter --
Acknowledgments --
Contents --
The Idea of the Actor: Introduction --
1. Is it not monstrous: The Demonic Dialectic of Renaissance Acting --
2. Realize the feelings of his Character: Gesture, Feeling, and Community in the Sentimental Theater --
3. Self-Betrayal: The Optics of Modern Acting --
Postscript --
Notes --
Index

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Acting
Drama
English drama--History and criticism
Theater

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- The Idea of the Actor: Introduction -- 1. Is it not monstrous: The Demonic Dialectic of Renaissance Acting -- 2. Realize the feelings of his Character: Gesture, Feeling, and Community in the Sentimental Theater -- 3. Self-Betrayal: The Optics of Modern Acting -- Postscript -- Notes -- Index

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

Analyzing the relationship between dramatic action and the controversial art of acting, William Worthen demonstrates that what it means to act, to be an actor, and to communicate through acting embodies both an ethics of acting and a poetics of drama.Originally published in 1984.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.

Language:

English

Language Note:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (281 pages) : illustrations

General Note:

Includes index.

Additional Physical Form:

Issued also in print.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936949744402486

ISBN:

9780691639994
069163999X
9780691612065
0691612064
9781400857531
1400857538

OCLC Number:

999360830
889250824
922705556

Other Identifiers:

doi: 10.1515/9781400857531