The Semiotics of Theatre and Drama

The Semiotics of Theatre and Drama

Author: Keir Elam

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-12-16

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 1134465122

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Keir Elam showed how this new 'science' could provide a radical shift in our understanding of theatrical performance, one of our very richest and most complex forms of communication.


Theatre as Sign System

Theatre as Sign System

Author: Elaine Aston

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-12-16

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 1136112286

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This invaluable student handbook is the first detailed guide to explain in detail the relationship between the drama text and the theory and practice of drama in performance. Beginning at the beginning, with accessible explanations of the meanings and methods of semiotics, Theatre as Sign System addresses key drama texts and offers new and detailed information about the theories of performance.


Theatre Semiotics

Theatre Semiotics

Author: Fernando de Toro

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 1995-01-01

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 9780802075895

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Theatre Semiotics provides a thorough argument for the place and the necessity of semiotics within the interpretive process of theatre.


The Semiotics of Performance

The Semiotics of Performance

Author: Marco De Marinis

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 1993-03-22

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 9780253112712

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"The book... succeeds at refining elements in the problem that semiotics and theater represent to and for one another." -- Choice "The Semiotics of Performance surprisingly retains its revelatory freshness, and actually opens up areas of reseach that could very well supply new incentives for further probing into what semiotics can offer to the study of theatre." -- Theatre Survey


The Semiotics of Theater

The Semiotics of Theater

Author: Erika Fischer-Lichte

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 9780253322371

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"The most thorough, systematic and convincing semiotics of the theater we have. . . . [L]ike those of Eco, it is an important conceptual synthesis, and a bibliographical gold mine." —Modern Language Notes" . . . impresses with its thoroughness and the informed perspective of its author . . . " —Theatre Survey" . . . a classic text . . . " —Theatre Research International"Immediately accessible to readers with some knowledge of theater but not much of semiotics. . . . For anyone with an interest in theater production and performance, or indeed theater history." —Marvin Carlson


An Approach to the Semiotics of Theatre

An Approach to the Semiotics of Theatre

Author: Jiří Veltřuský

Publisher: Masarykova univerzita

Published: 2014-01-01

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 8021076429

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Jiří Veltruský (1919–1994) publikoval mnoho dílčích článků o sémiotice divadla, ale až na sklonku života se pokusil své poznatky, vycházející z pojetí Pražského lingvistického kroužku, shrnout do komplexní teorie. Ačkoliv dílo nebylo dokončeno, jeho rozsah umožnil posmrtně je rekonstruovat a v anglické verzi předložit odborné veřejnosti.


Places of Performance

Places of Performance

Author: Marvin Carlson

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780801480942

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Explores the cultural, social, and poltical aspects of theatrical architecture, from the threatres of ancient Greece of the present.


Theory/Theatre

Theory/Theatre

Author: Mark Fortier

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-07-08

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1134523645

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This is a new and enlarged edition of Mark Fortier's very successful and widely used essential text for students. Theory/Theatre provides a unique and engaging introduction to literary theory as it relates to theatre and performance. Fortier lucidly examines current theoretical approaches, from semiotics, poststructuralism, through cultural materialism, postcolonial studies and feminist theory. This new edition includes: * More detailed explanation of key ideas * New 'Putting it into practice' sections at the end of each chapter so you can approach performances from specific theoretical perspectives * Annotated further reading section and glossary. Theory/Theatre is still the only study of its kind and is invaluable reading for beginning students and scholars of performance studies.


Semiotics of Drama and Theatre

Semiotics of Drama and Theatre

Author: Herta Schmid

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

Published: 1985-01-01

Total Pages: 558

ISBN-13: 9027279675

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The volume presents perspectives in the theory of drama and theatre that are new for the following reasons: 1) the contributions reflect the international cooperation in developing drama and theatre as well as its theories; 2) this collection is the first attempt of presenting papers within the context of (Analytical) Theory of Science; 3) it is the first consistent set of papers starting from semiotics a s a meta-theory. The volume is divided into four sections: I Fundamental of Theatre Research, II Theory of Drama and Theatre, III Descriptive Theatre Research, IV Applied Theatre Research. The fifth and final section offers a selective bibliography of analytical approaches to drama and theatre.