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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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 VI|17 pages
Direct Experience of Characters
chapter VII|20 pages
The Technique of Dialogue—Individuals
chapter VIII|11 pages
The Technique of Dialogue—Conversation
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
chapter XII|6 pages
The Uselessness and Use of Notes
part Three|22 pages
Drama as Living Experience