Adolphe Appia
Texts on Theatre
1st Edition
Published on 1. July 1993
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-0-415-06823-9 (ISBN)
Description
Adolphe Appia swept away the foundations of traditional theatre and set the agenda for the development of theatrical practice this century. In Adolphe Appia: Texts on Theatre, Richard Beacham brings together for the first time selections from all his major writings. The publication of these essays, many of which have long been unavailable in English, represents a significant addition to our understanding of the development of theatrical art. It will be an invaluable sourcebook for theatre students and welcomed as an important contribution to the literature of the modern stage.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
561 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-06823-9 (9780415068239)
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Authored by Beacham, Richard C.
Content
Introduction Adolphe Appia, 1862-1928; Part I The reformation of theatrical production; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Theatrical Experiences and Personal Investigations (1921), Excerpts; Chapter 3 (1899), Excerpts; Chapter 4 Ideas on a Reform of Our Mise en Scene (1902); Part II Writings on eurhythmics; Chapter 5 Introduction; Chapter 6 Theatrical Experiences and Personal Investigations (1921), Excerpts; Chapter 7 Return to Music (1906); Chapter 8 Style and Solidarity (1909); Chapter 9 The Origin and Beginnings of Eurhythmics (1911); Chapter 10 Eurhythmies and the Theatre (1911); Chapter 11 Eurhythmies and Light (1912); Chapter 12 Concerning for Eurhythmies (1912); Part III Essays on the art of the theatre; Chapter 13 Introduction; Chapter 14 (1919); Chapter 15 (1920); Chapter 16 Living Art or Dead Nature? (1921); Chapter 17 Theatrical Production and its Prospects for the Future (1921); Chapter 18 Monumentality (1922); Chapter 19 A Lecture for Zurich (1925); Part IV Aesthetic and prophetic writings; Chapter 20 Introduction; Chapter 21 Theatrical Experiences and Personal Investigations (1921), Excerpts; Chapter 22 ::; Chapter 23 The Gesture of Art (1921); Chapter 24 Picturesqueness (1922); Chapter 25 Mechanization (1922); Chapter 26 The Former Attitude (1921);