3 uses of the knife : on the nature and purpose of drama /

What makes good drama? And why does drama matter in an age that is awash in information and entertainment? With bracing directness and aphoristic grace, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Glengarry Glen Ross delivers a thrillingly original treatise on his art. To David Mamet, human beings are...

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Main Author:	Mamet, David
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Vintage Books, 2000.
Edition:	1st Vintage books ed.
Subjects:	Drama > Technique. Drama. Drama Dramentechnik Dramentheorie Wirklichkeit
Online Access:	Contributor biographical information Publisher description

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