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Backwards and forwards : a technical manual for reading plays /

Main Author: Ball, David 1942-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©1983.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Technique.
Drama > Technique.
Theater > Production and direction.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric.
REFERENCE > Writing Skills.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Composition & Creative Writing.
Technique.
Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=11600
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505 0 |a pt. 1. Shape -- 1. What happens that makes something else happen? -- 2. And what happens next? -- 3. But do it backwards -- 4. Stasis and intrusion -- 5. Obstacle, conflict -- 6. Ignorance is bliss -- 7. Things theatrical -- pt. 2. Methods -- 8. Exposition -- 9. Forwards : hungry for next -- 10. Missing persons (character) -- 11. Image -- 12. Theme -- pt. 3. Tricks of the trade -- 13. Background information -- 14. Trusting the playwright -- 15. Families -- 16. Generalities : mood, atmosphere -- 17. The unique factor -- 18. Changing eras -- 19. Climax -- 20. Beginnings/endings -- 21. Rereading -- 22. What next? 
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