ABSTRACT

This title, first published in 1960, is intended primarily to increase the understanding of drama among those who do not have easy access to the live theatre and who, therefore, study plays mainly in print. The author’s emphasis is on Shakespeare, but most forms of drama receive some attention. A lucid and lively study of the techniques of plot, dialogue and characterization will help the reader to a deeper appreciated of the problems and successes of the dramatist.

part One|140 pages

Conventions

chapter I|17 pages

Literature that Walks

chapter II|18 pages

So We Must Make It Walk

chapter III|26 pages

Visible Action

chapter IV|11 pages

Adaptation of Plots

chapter V|5 pages

The Conventional Divisions

chapter IX|13 pages

Verse and Prose in Drama

part Two|38 pages

Study for Examinations

chapter X|21 pages

The Types of Drama

chapter XI|9 pages

Relating Drama to History

part Three|22 pages

Drama as Living Experience

chapter XIII|11 pages

Interpretation as an Aid to Study

chapter XIV|9 pages

Drama is Natural