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The semiotics of theatre and drama

Author: Keir Elam
Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
Series: New accents (Routledge (Firm))
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 2nd edView all editions and formats
Summary:
The lat 20th century saw an explosion of interest in semiotics, the science of signs and processes by which we communicate. In this book, Keir Elam shows how semiotics could provide a radical shift in our understanding of theatrical performance.
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Keir Elam
ISBN: 0415280176 9780415280174 0415280184 9780415280181
OCLC Number: 49593684
Description: xii, 260 p. ; 21 cm.
Contents: Preliminaries : semiotics and poetics --
Foundations : Signs in the theatre --
Theatrical communication : codes, systems and the performance text --
Dramatic logic --
Dramatic action and time --
Dramatic discourse --
Concluding comments : theatre, drama, semiotics.
Series Title: New accents (Routledge (Firm))
Responsibility: Keir Elam.
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Abstract:

The lat 20th century saw an explosion of interest in semiotics, the science of signs and processes by which we communicate. In this book, Keir Elam shows how semiotics could provide a radical shift in our understanding of theatrical performance.

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