{"product_id":"studying-plays-paperback","title":"Studying Plays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMick Wallis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSimon Shepherd\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in its 4th edition, this is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the critical study of drama. Using familiar examples of classic and contemporary works such as Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e, Ibsen's \u003ci\u003eA Doll's House\u003c\/i\u003e and Timberlake Wertenbaker's \u003ci\u003eOur Country's Good\u003c\/i\u003e, the book explores the essential elements of play texts, from character, dialogue and plot to theatrical space. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With more in depth guidance on how to study plays in and as performance, both live and in recordings available online, the 4th edition of \u003ci\u003eStudying Plays \u003c\/i\u003enow includes: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - new examples throughout the book drawn from a range of 21st-century plays by established and emergent writers for diverse theatres and companies\u003cbr\u003e - new explorations of how plays structure and engage audience response\u003cbr\u003e - a complete new section on the analysis of theatre of witness and testimony; monodrama; and postdramatic texts.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMick Wallis \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor Emeritus of Performance and Culture at the University of Leeds, UK. He is co-author (with Simon Shepherd) of \u003ci\u003eDrama\/Theatre\/Performance \u003c\/i\u003e(2004). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Shepherd \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor Emeritus of Theatre at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, UK. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cambridge Introduction to Performance Theory \u003c\/i\u003e(2016) and\u003ci\u003e Modern British Theatre \u003c\/i\u003e(2010) and co-author with Mick Wallis of \u003ci\u003eDrama\/Theatre\/Performance \u003c\/i\u003e(2004).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 25, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52503309844787,"sku":"9781350007321","price":62.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SzFIM1l4STl4OHJOR3JUdXdDck5rdz09.webp?v=1760169462","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/studying-plays-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}