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

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...

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Main Author:	Worthen, William B., 1955- (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1984]
Subjects:	Acting Drama English drama > History and criticism Theater English drama PERFORMING ARTS > Acting & Auditioning PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > General Electronic books. 7 > Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:	De Gruyter De Gruyter ebrary EBSCOhost Internet Archive JSTOR Open Library Project MUSE ProQuest Ebook Central

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