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American Drama in the Age of Film
Zander Brietzke
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Description for American Drama in the Age of Film
Is theater really dead? Does the theater, as its champions insist, really provide a more intimate experience than film? This work examines the strengths and weaknesses of the dramatic and cinematic arts to confront the standard arguments in the film-versus-theater debate. It argues for theater as a spectacular and dynamic event. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: AN; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
Is theater really dead? Does the theater, as its champions insist, really provide a more intimate experience than film? If so, how have changes in cinematic techniques and technologies altered the relationship between stage and film? What are the inherent limitations of representing three-dimensional spaces in a two-dimensional one, and vice versa? American Drama in the Age of Film examines the strengths and weaknesses of both the dramatic and cinematic arts to confront the standard arguments in the film-versus-theater debate. Using widely known adaptations of ten major plays, Brietzke seeks to highlight the inherent powers of each medium and draw ... Read more
Is theater really dead? Does the theater, as its champions insist, really provide a more intimate experience than film? If so, how have changes in cinematic techniques and technologies altered the relationship between stage and film? What are the inherent limitations of representing three-dimensional spaces in a two-dimensional one, and vice versa? American Drama in the Age of Film examines the strengths and weaknesses of both the dramatic and cinematic arts to confront the standard arguments in the film-versus-theater debate. Using widely known adaptations of ten major plays, Brietzke seeks to highlight the inherent powers of each medium and draw ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817315719
SKU
V9780817315719
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About Zander Brietzke
Zander Brietzke is Adjunct Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He is editor of the Eugene O'Neill Review at Suffolk University, author of The Aesthetics of Failure: Dynamic Structure in the Plays of Eugene O'Neill, and coeditor of Jason Robards Remembered.
Reviews for American Drama in the Age of Film
"In this elegant and long-overdue book, drama and film emerge not as competitors per se but as collaborators who variously borrow and profit from their intertwined histories. At the same time, Zander Brietzke delivers a passionate defense of the theater, a reminder that even and especially in an age of media, theater remains the most live and lively art." - ... Read more