Author : Cal Pritner
Publisher : Waveland Press
ISBN 13 : 1478629525
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (786 download)
Book Synopsis Introduction to Play Analysis by : Cal Pritner
Download or read book Introduction to Play Analysis written by Cal Pritner and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 2015-04-17 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “To succeed in the theatre, students must have strong skills in analyzing plays.” So states the authors’ rationale for this concise text that offers a step-by-step approach to recognizing how plays work. Pritner and Walters guide the reader through four levels of reading a play. This approach progresses from a purely subjective and personal response, through objective information gathering, and on to more complex levels of interpretation. Each chapter of Introduction to Play Analysis introduces a concept that is then explored by studying its application to The Glass Menagerie, chosen for its simultaneous accessibility and complexity. Other examples rely on works by Sophocles, Molière, August Wilson, and Shakespeare. End-of-chapter questions can be applied to any play being analyzed.