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The Theory and Analysis of Drama - Pfister, Manfred, and Halliday, John (Translated by)
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Manfred Pfister's book is the first to provide a coherent and comprehensive framework for the analysis of plays in all their dramatic and theatrical dimensions. The materical on which his analysis is based covers all genres and periods of drama, from Greek tragedy and comedy to the contemporary theatre, with the plays of Shakespeare providing a special focus. His approach is not historical but systematic, combining more abstract categorisations with detailed and concrete interpretations of specific sample texts. An ...

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The Theory and Analysis of Drama 1991, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780521423830

Trade paperback

The Theory and Analysis of Drama 1988, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780521320603

Hardcover