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Genre: a Guide to Writing for Stage and Screen

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ISBN-10: 1408185822

ISBN-13: 9781408185827

Edition: 2014

Authors: Andrew Tidmarsh

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What makes Tragedy tragic? What makes Comedy comic? What does Henry V have in common with The Sopranos? Seneca with Desperate Housewives? Goldoni with Frasier? In Genre Andrew Tidmarsh explores these questions and more in an entertaining and accessible book aimed at explaining the parameters of each form: how Greek Tragedy differs from Roman Tragedy and how Elizabethan Tragedy is a combination of both; or how Comedy of Manners is distinct from Farce. A practical guide, each chapter includes exercises in writing, acting and devising in the various genres discussed. Genre is aimed at those with an interest in story and narrative and can be used by students, actors and directors alike. A…    
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Book details

Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 5/8/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 112
Size: 7.44" wide x 9.69" long x 0.24" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English