Author: George Tyler NorthupPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Ten Spanish Farces of the 16th, 17th and 18th Centuries
Author: George Tyler NorthupPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Ten Spanish Farces of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries
Author: George Tyler NorthupPublisher:
ISBN: 9780837155326
Category : Spanish farces
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Ten Spanish Farces of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries
Author: George Tyler NorthupPublisher:
ISBN: 9780742693852
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Ten Spanish Farces of the 16th, 17th and 18th Centuries
Author: VariousPublisher: Mitchell Press
ISBN: 1444620975
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Ten Spanish Farces of the 16th, 17th and 18th Centuries
Author: George Tyler NorthupPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Catalogue of Title-entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, Under the Copyright Law ... Wherein the Copyright Has Been Completed by the Deposit of Two Copies in the Office
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 1184
Book Description
Catalogue of Copyright Entries
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1344
Book Description
Bulletin
Author: University of MinnesotaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1664
Book Description
Farce
Author: Jessica Milner DavisPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351520245
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Farce has always been relegated to the lowest rung of the ladder of dramatic genres. Distinctions between farce and more literary comic forms remain clouded, even in the light of contemporary efforts to rehabilitate this type of comedy. Is farce really nothing more than slapstick-the "putting out of candles, kicking down of tables, falling over joynt-stools," as Thomas Shadwell characterized it in the seventeenth century? Or was his contemporary, Nahum Tate correct when he declared triumphantly that "there are no rules to be prescribed for that sort of wit, no patterns to copy; and 'tis altogether the creature of imagination"? Davis shows farce to be an essential component in both the comedic and tragic traditions. Farce sets out to explore the territory of what makes farce distinct as a comic genre. Its lowly origins date back to the classic Graeco-Roman theatre; but when formal drama was reborn by the process of elaboration of ritual within the mediaeval Church, the French term "farce" became synonymous with a recognizable style of comic performance. Taking a wide range of farces from the briefest and most basic of fair-ground mountebank performances to fully-fledged five-act structures from the late nineteenth century, the book reveals the patterns of comic plot and counter-plot that are common to all. The result is a novel classification of farce-plots, which serves to clarify the differences between farce and more literary comic forms and to show how quickly farce can shade into other styles of humor. The key is a careful balance between a revolt against order and propriety, and a kind of Realpolitik which ultimately restores the social conventions under attack. A complex array of devices in such things as framing, plot, characterization, timing and acting style maintain the delicate balance. Contemporary examples from the London stage bring the discussion u
The English Catalogue of Books
Author: Sampson LowPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1900
Book Description
Volumes for 1898-1968 include a directory of publishers.