Drama Dictionary
This comprehensive reference work is designed to be a single source to which readers may turn for guidance on dramatic theory and practice. It therefore concentrates on critical and technical concepts and terms rather than on theatre history or biography. The book contains some 1300 entries varying in length from a few words to several hundred. The terms included relate to the forms of drama (e.g. epic, mime, farce, comedy of manners, tragi-comedy, etc.); to different kinds of stage (thrust,...
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Hodgson's work contains more than 1,300 entries that define and illustrate dramatic theory and theatrical practice...This work is replete with clear definitions of the drama and of the theatre. Recommended.--ChoiceBooknewsConcentrates on critical and technical concepts and terms rather than on theatre history or biography. Contains some 1300 entries. Terms included relate to the forms of drama; to different kinds of stage; to technical stage terms; to acting terms, including colloquialisms. Also includes the critical terms of important theoreticians and the obvious foreign terms. Dramatic movements and styles are described together with terms relating to costume, character types and dramatic structure. Has bibliographic references. No pronunciation--a serious flaw. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
\ American LibrariesEssential for academic libraries.\ \ \ \ \ BooklistOne of the outstanding reference sources of 1989.\ \ \ CHOICEThis work is replete with clear definitions of the drama and of theater.... Thorough, and perhaps, exhaustive.... Recommended.\ \ \ \ \ BooknewsConcentrates on critical and technical concepts and terms rather than on theatre history or biography. Contains some 1300 entries. Terms included relate to the forms of drama; to different kinds of stage; to technical stage terms; to acting terms, including colloquialisms. Also includes the critical terms of important theoreticians and the obvious foreign terms. Dramatic movements and styles are described together with terms relating to costume, character types and dramatic structure. Has bibliographic references. No pronunciation--a serious flaw. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
