Dramaturgy and dramatic character : a long view / William Storm.
Storm, William, 1949-| Call Number | 809.2/927 |
| Author | Storm, William, 1949- author. |
| Title | Dramaturgy and dramatic character : a long view / William Storm. Dramaturgy & Dramatic Character |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (ix, 232 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Feb 2016). |
| Contents | Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. The art of Dionysus; 2. Character, form, and genre; 3. Character by the rules: neoclassicism and beyond; 4. Scientific character: the how and why of naturalism - and after; 5. How characters think; 6. Anti-character; 7. Dramatic character today. |
| Summary | Dramatic character is among the most long-standing and familiar of artistic phenomena. From the theatre of Dionysus in ancient Greece to the modern stage, William Storm's book delivers a wide-ranging view of how characters have been conceived at pivotal moments in history. Storm reaffirms dramatic character as not only ancestrally prominent but as a continuing focus of interest. He looks closely at how stage figures compare to fictional characters in books, dramatic media, and other visual arts. Emphasis is sustained throughout on fundamental questions of how theatrical characterization relates to dramatic structure, style, and genre. Extensive attention is given to how characters think and to aspects of agency, selfhood, and consciousness. As the only book to offer a long view of theatrical characterization across this historical span, Storm's dramaturgical and theoretical investigation examines topics that remain vital and pertinent for practitioners, scholars, students of theatre and literature, and general audiences. |
| Subject | Characters and characteristics in literature. |
| Multimedia |
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| Summary | Dramatic character is among the most long-standing and familiar of artistic phenomena. From the theatre of Dionysus in ancient Greece to the modern stage, William Storm's book delivers a wide-ranging view of how characters have been conceived at pivotal moments in history. Storm reaffirms dramatic character as not only ancestrally prominent but as a continuing focus of interest. He looks closely at how stage figures compare to fictional characters in books, dramatic media, and other visual arts. Emphasis is sustained throughout on fundamental questions of how theatrical characterization relates to dramatic structure, style, and genre. Extensive attention is given to how characters think and to aspects of agency, selfhood, and consciousness. As the only book to offer a long view of theatrical characterization across this historical span, Storm's dramaturgical and theoretical investigation examines topics that remain vital and pertinent for practitioners, scholars, students of theatre and literature, and general audiences. |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Feb 2016). |
| Contents | Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. The art of Dionysus; 2. Character, form, and genre; 3. Character by the rules: neoclassicism and beyond; 4. Scientific character: the how and why of naturalism - and after; 5. How characters think; 6. Anti-character; 7. Dramatic character today. |
| Subject | Characters and characteristics in literature. |
| Multimedia |