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Character, Acting and Being on the Pre-modern Stage [PDF ebook]

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An analysis of acting and characterization on stage, covering theories of character from Aristotle to Brecht and approaches from formalism to post structuralism. The Early Theatre Group have, over the last 5 years, used an experimental approach to performing some of the plays written about here.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● ISBN 9781349095940 ● Publisher Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Published 1989 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4973215 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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