Exposed by the Mask
Form and Language in Drama
1st Edition
Published on 18. June 2012
192 pages
978-1-84943-260-3 (ISBN)
Description
In these four lectures Peter Hall reveals a lifetime of discoveries about classical theatre, Shakespeare, opera and modern drama. The central argument is that form and structured language paradoxically give freedom to power of thought and feeling, much as the masks of early Greek drama enabled actors to express extreme emotion. The mask may take many forms - the precise language of Beckett and Pinter, the classical form of Mozart's operas, or Shakespeare's verse.
Reprinted to form part of the Oberon Masters series, a brand new collection of attractive hardbacks on key themes within the arts written by leading lights in each subject.
Reprinted to form part of the Oberon Masters series, a brand new collection of attractive hardbacks on key themes within the arts written by leading lights in each subject.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
978-1-84943-260-3 (9781849432603)
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Content
- Intro
- Title page
- Dedication page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- The Greeks
- Shakespeare's Verse
- Mozart's Ensembles
- The Metaphors of Beckett and Pinter
