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Playwriting: The Structure of Action
Sam Smiley
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Description for Playwriting: The Structure of Action
Paperback. A classic guide to dramatic writing now revised and expanded for a new generation of playwrights and screenwriters Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: AN; CBV; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
A classic guide to dramatic writing now revised and expanded for a new generation of playwrights and screenwriters
This practical guide provides the principles of dramatic writing. Playwrights and screenwriters will discover these essential principles and acquire the tools to put them to use. Sam Smiley incorporates extensive new material in Playwriting: The Structure of Action, a revised edition of the book that dramatists in theatre and film have relied on for more than twenty-five years. No writer, director, critic, or teacher concerned with dramatic writing should be without this intelligent and inspiring guide.
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300107241
SKU
V9780300107241
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Ref
99-44
About Sam Smiley
Sam Smiley is a playwright, screenwriter, and former professor of theatre at the University of Arizona. Norman Bert is a playwright and professor of theatre at Texas Tech University.
Reviews for Playwriting: The Structure of Action
“I cannot emphasize enough the importance of this book. Always a classic on the playwright’s bookshelf; now that it has been substantially reorganized, updated, and rewritten for contemporary playwrights, I believe it is a must-own text for the serious dramatist.”—David A. Crespy,Writing for Performance Program, University of Missouri-Columbia
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