First published in 1970, this book explores drama as literature and provides critical overviews of different aspects of drama and the dramatic. It first asks what a play is, before going on to examine dramatic language, action and tension, dramatic irony, characters and drama’s relationship with modern criticism and the novel. This book will be a valuable resource to those studying drama and English literature.
| ISBN: | 9781138229587 |
| Publication date: | 10th July 2017 |
| Author: | S. W. Dawson |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 114 pages |
| Series: | The Critical Idiom Reissued |
| Genres: |
The arts: general issues Theatre studies Literary studies: general Literary studies: plays and playwrights Classic and pre-20th century plays |