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| Title |
The art of the actor : the essential history of acting, from classical times to the present day / Jean Benedetti. |
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| Imprint |
New York : Routledge, c2007. |
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| Description |
ix, 245 p. ; 26 cm. |
| Note |
Originally published: London : Methuen, 2005. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-237) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Classical rhetoric -- 2. Shakespeare and his contemporaries -- 3. Declamation -- 4. Acting -- 5. Diderot -- 6. Coquelin -- 7. Realism -- 8. Stanislavski and the 'system' -- 9. Michael Chekhov -- 10. The new actor in France -- 11. Meyerhold -- 12. Brecht -- 13. The 'ritual' actor -- Conclusion -- Select bibliography -- Index. |
| Subject |
Acting.
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Acting -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780878302048 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0878302042 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780878302031 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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0878302034 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
YDXCP 2222689 |
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YDXCP 2222688 |
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AU@ 000041587406 |
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NLGGC 313696845 |
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