For anyone interested in drama; Playwrights on Playwriting: From Ibsen to Ionesco offers revealing and astute insights on modern theater and the creation of plays. The book gathers the opinions and theories of the greatest names in the past 200 years of drama; among them Anton Chekhov; George Bernard Shaw; Federico Garcia Lorca; Eugene ONeill; Bertolt Brecht; Tenessee Williams; Sean OCasey; and Arthur Miller; to name a few. In the first part of the book; "Credos and Concepts;" the playwrights offer their differing philosophies on the dynamics of theatrical performance and the changes in drama since Aristotle. In the second part; "Creations;" the same dramatists look at specific plays of their own; commenting on their intended goals and the works overall success. A unique and enlightening collection; Playwrights on Playwriting is an essential resource for the enthusiast of theater.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. AdvancedBy Kindle CustomerExcellent...used for academic level course2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. More about the idea of landscape. and mostly concerning Great Britain.By lyndonbrechtThe concept it excellent. but the content belies the title. It should be subtitled something like "In England and a Few Other Places." The publisher is British and perhaps the presumed readership would be. There is some coverage of New Zealand. Australia and on the European mainland. I was looking for something more along the lines of how landscape might have affected crops or historical trends. This is more the idea of landscape.That said. this is a rather interesting book. For me. the most interesting part is how art looks at landscape in painting. and in literature (for example. in Sir Walter Scotts novels).Three stars because the title promises what the text does not address. I am torn between three and four stars. the writing is actually fairly good. Readers interested in landscape architecture might be interested.
