The Semiotic Stage
Prague School Theater Theory
Published on 1. April 1995
Book
Hardback
166 pages
978-0-8204-1877-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Semiotic Stage provides the first comprehensive summary of the writings that founded contemporary theater semiotics. The Prague School theater writings are placed in their theoretical context, and integrated in relation to major artistic areas like acting, design and dramatic writing. The influence of the Prague School and its relation to the current state of theater study are also thoroughly discussed.
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The Author: Michael Quinn was Assistant Professor and head of the doctoral program for the School of Drama, the University of Washington at Seattle. He published many essays, translations and reviews, and also worked as a director and dramaturg. He died in 1994 at the age of 36.