Author : George Jean Nathan
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484384032
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (84 download)
Book Synopsis Another Book on the Theatre (Classic Reprint) by : George Jean Nathan
Download or read book Another Book on the Theatre (Classic Reprint) written by George Jean Nathan and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Another Book on the Theatre There is only one way in which parents may cure a child of this ambition to be a dramatic critic and that way is quickly to take him to New York and make him go to the theatre twice in succession. If, after this, the child is still alive, and still interested in the theatre, his parents may prepare themselves for the worst. As dutiful parents it then becomes their duty no longer to stand in the way Of their child's ambition and to give him the education meces sary to the work he has chosen as his life's career. This education essential to the popular and huan cial success of a modern dramatic critic - super imposes upon the aspirant a thorough understanding and appreciation of the following inviolable defini tions and rules: I. A dramatic criticism consists in so arranging the words and phrases, technique, nuance, brilliant, realism, play of ideas, com mercial, superficial, egregious, relentless, atmosphere symbolism, craftsmanship. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.