TY  - BOOK
AU  - Worthen,William B.
TI  - The idea of the actor: drama and the ethics of performance 
SN  - 1400857538
AV  - PN2061 .W67 1984eb
U1  - 792/.028 19
PY  - 1984///]
CY  - Princeton, New Jersey
PB  - Princeton University Press
KW  - Acting
KW  - Drama
KW  - English drama
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Theater
KW  - PERFORMING ARTS
KW  - Acting & Auditioning
KW  - General
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - 7
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
N1  - P.B; Includes bibliographical references and index; Frontmatter --; Acknowledgments --; Contents --; The Idea of the Actor: Introduction --; 1. Is it not monstrous: The Demonic Dialectic of Renaissance Acting --; 2. Realize the feelings of his Character: Gesture, Feeling, and Community in the Sentimental Theater --; 3. Self-Betrayal: The Optics of Modern Acting --; Postscript --; Notes --; Index
N2  - Analyzing the relationship between dramatic action and the controversial art of acting, William Worthen demonstrates that what it means to act, to be an actor, and to communicate through acting embodies both an ethics of acting and a poetics of drama.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905
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