Backwards and forwards : a technical manual for reading plays /
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| Language: | English |
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Carbondale :
Southern Illinois University Press,
©1983.
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Table of Contents:
- 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?