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Distinctive Challenges in Writing about Theater | |
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Our Sense of the Reader | |
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The Two Modes of the Play | |
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Criticism and Reviewing: Capturing the Evanescence of Performance | |
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Play Analysis and the Performing Text | |
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Theater History | |
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Dramatic Theory and the Theatrical Essay | |
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Summary: The Five Major Kinds of Writing about Theater | |
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Writing Techniques to Increase Learning | |
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A Question of Attitude: Writing for Yourself | |
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Writing and Memory: Taking Good Notes | |
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Writing to Improve Reading: Marginalia and other Annotations | |
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Writing to Improve Reading: Keeping the Reading Response Log | |
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Writing to Improve Observation | |
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Writing to Experiment with Style and Format | |
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Going Public: From Writing for Yourself to Writing for others | |
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The Writing Process: Predrafting, Drafting, Revising, Editing | |
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General Principles but No Single Formula | |
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Predrafting and Data Collection | |
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Drafting: A Change in Attitude | |
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Planning the Draft: The Three Keys | |
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Effective Revision | |
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Editing the Revised Draft | |
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The Theater Review and Dramatic Criticism | |
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Reviewers and Critics | |
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The Shape of a Review | |
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Suiting the Review to the Audience: The Three Elements | |
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Critical Mass: Achieving Effective Argument in the Review | |
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The Practical Critic: A Few Hints | |
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Text Analysis | |
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Connecting the Stage and the Study | |
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The Text as Blueprint for Production | |
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Literary Analysis and Functional Analysis | |
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The Audience, Real and Imaginary | |
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The Special Characteristics of Plays | |
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Structure and World View | |
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Writing the Play Analysis: A Checklist | |
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Formats | |
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A Final Word on Final Words: Crafting a Strong Conclusion | |
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Theater History | |
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The Theatrical Lens | |
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Types of Theater History | |
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Researching and Writing the Theater History Paper | |
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Summary: The Three Main Principles | |
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Sample Theater History Paper | |
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Dramatic Theory and the Theatrical Essay | |
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Theory or Essay? | |
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A Case Study | |
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Practicing Theory: The Framing Questions | |
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The Theatrical Essay | |
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Sources for Research in Theater and How to Cite Them | |
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Theater Bibliography | |
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Rules for Citation of Sources | |
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MLA Works Cited Guide | |
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Index | |