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100 1 _aWorthen, William B.,
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_eauthor.
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245 1 4 _aThe idea of the actor :
_bdrama and the ethics of performance /
_cWilliam B. Worthen.
264 1 _aPrinceton, New Jersey :
_bPrinceton University Press,
_c[1984]
264 4 _c©1984
300 _a1 (281 pages) :
_billustrations
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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501 _aP.B
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _tFrontmatter --
_tAcknowledgments --
_tContents --
_tThe Idea of the Actor: Introduction --
_t1. Is it not monstrous: The Demonic Dialectic of Renaissance Acting --
_t2. Realize the feelings of his Character: Gesture, Feeling, and Community in the Sentimental Theater --
_t3. Self-Betrayal: The Optics of Modern Acting --
_tPostscript --
_tNotes --
_tIndex
520 _aAnalyzing 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.
588 0 _aPrint version record.
650 0 _aActing
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650 0 _aDrama
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650 0 _aEnglish drama
_xHistory and criticism
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650 0 _aTheater
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650 7 _aActing
_96709
650 7 _aDrama
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650 7 _aEnglish drama
_96711
650 7 _aPERFORMING ARTS
_xActing & Auditioning
_96712
650 7 _aPERFORMING ARTS
_xTheater
_xGeneral
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650 7 _aTheater
_96714
655 0 _aElectronic books.
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_aElectronic books.
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655 4 _aElectronic books.
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655 7 _aCriticism, interpretation, etc.
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776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aWorthen, William B.
_tIdea of the actor : drama and the ethics of performance.
_dPrinceton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1984]
_h269 pages ; 23 cm
_z9780691612065
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