Suggested Readings and Videos

Suggested Readings and Videos

Chapters 5: Theatrical Writing: Perspectives and Forms

Barranger, Milly S. Understanding Plays. 3rd ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2004. (See Chapter 4.)

Beckerman, Bernard. Dynamics of Drama: Theory and Method of Analysis. New York: Drama Book Specialists, 1979.

Bentley, Eric. The Life of the Drama. New York: Applause Theatre Books, 1991.

Bermel, Albert. Farce: A History from Aristophanes to Woody Allen. New York: Simon and Schuster,1982.

Bigsby, C. W. E. A Critical Introduction to Twentieth- Century American Drama. 3 Vols. New York: CambridgeUniversity Press, 1982-1985

______. Modern American Drama, 1945–1990. New York: CambridgeUniversity Press, 1992.

Bloom, Harold. Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human. New York: Riverhead Books, 1998.

Brecht, Bertolt. Brecht on Theatre: The Development of an Aesthetic. Trans. and ed. John Willett. New York: Hill and Wang, 1964.

Castagno, Paul New Playwriting Strategies. New York: Routledge, 2001.

Davis, Jessica Milner. Farce. Rev. ed. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction, 2003.

Esslin, Martin. An Anatomy of Drama. New York: Hill and Wang, 1977.

______. The Theatre of the Absurd. 3rd ed. New York: Penguin, 1983.

Eyre, Richard, and Nicholas Wright. Changing Stages.New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001.

Fergusson, Francis. The Idea of a Theater: A Study of Ten Plays. The Art of Drama in Changing Perspective. Princeton, NJ: PrincetonUniversity Press, 1987.

Frye, Northrop. The Anatomy of Criticism. Princeton, NJ: PrincetonUniversity Press, 1957.

Hirst, David L. Tragicomedy. London: Methuen, 1984.

Hoy, Cyrus. The Hyacinth Room: An Investigation into the Nature of Comedy, Tragedy, and Tragicomedy. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964.

Ionesco, Eugène. Notes and Counter Notes: Writings on the Theatre. Trans. Donald Watson. New York: Grove Press, 1964.

Steiner, George. The Death of Tragedy. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961.

Styan, J. L. Drama, Stage and Audience. London: CambridgeUniversity Press, 1975.

______. Elements of Drama. New York: CambridgeUniversity Press, 1960. Rept. Tenecula, CA: Textbook Publishers, 2003.

______. Modern Drama in Theory and Practice. 3 vols. New York: CambridgeUniversity Press, 1981.

Willett, John. The Theatre of Bertolt Brecht: A Study of Eight Aspects. New York: New Directions, 1959.

Video Library

Beckett, Samuel. Rockaby, directed by Alan Schneider. (58 min., color, 1982). Insight Media, distributors.

Gray, Spalding. Gray’s Anatomy. (80 min., color, 1996) Columbia Tristar Video, distributors.

–––––. Monster in a Box. (96 min., color, 1992) Columbia Tristar Video, distributors.

–––––. Swimming to Cambodia. (85 min., color, 1987) Cinecom, distributors.

–––––. Terrors of Pleasure. (60 min., color, 1988) Columbia Tristar Video, distributors.

Wilson, Robert, with Philip Glass. Einstein on the Beach. (58 min., color, 1986) Direct Cinema Ltd., distributors.