how the signs of drama create meaning on stage and screen /
Martin Esslin.
New York :
Methuen,
1987.
190 pages ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-185) and index.
Introduction -- The field of drama -- The nature of drama -- The signs of drama: icon, index, symbol -- The signs of drama: the frame -- The signs of drama: the actor -- The signs of drama: visuals and design -- The signs of drama: the words -- The signs of drama: music and sound -- The signs of stage and screen -- Structure as signifier -- The performers and the audience --The audience's competence: social conventions and personal meanings -- A hierarchy of meanings.
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This book of criticism brings both theatre and film studies within a single theoretical framework.