Includes bibliographical references (pages 747-750) and index.
Contents:
Part I: Introduction -- From text to performance -- Part II: Types of drama -- Tragedy -- Comedy -- Farce -- Tragicomedy and new forms -- The well-made play -- Part III: Elements of drama -- Understanding play structure -- Understanding character -- Understanding language -- Understanding scenography -- Part IV: Understanding modern writing styles -- Understanding modernism -- Understanding modern realism -- Understanding recent writing styles -- Understanding minimalism and the absurd -- Understanding feminist drama -- Understanding interculturalism -- Understanding postmodernism.
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