Playwrights on Playwriting: From Ibsen to Ionesco [Paperback]

Toby Cole (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 3, 2001

For anyone interested in drama, Playwrights on Playwriting: From Ibsen to Ionesco offers revealing and astute insights on modern theater and the creation of plays. The book gathers the opinions and theories of the greatest names in the past 200 years of drama, among them Anton Chekhov, George Bernard Shaw, Federico Garcia Lorca, Eugene O'Neill, Bertolt Brecht, Tenessee Williams, Sean O'Casey, and Arthur Miller, to name a few. In the first part of the book, "Credos and Concepts," the playwrights offer their differing philosophies on the dynamics of theatrical performance and the changes in drama since Aristotle. In the second part, "Creations," the same dramatists look at specific plays of their own, commenting on their intended goals and the works' overall success. A unique and enlightening collection, Playwrights on Playwriting is an essential resource for the enthusiast of theater.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A well-chosen anthology that has special appeal for the aspiring playwright and others with an interest in the theater. (Booklist )

Taking a place with books about theater is this excellent new anthology edited by Toby Cole…. With 27 writers represented, her cast certainly is all-star. (San Francisco Chronicle )

Students of the theater…will return again and again to Miss Cole's valuable compendium. (Christian Science Monitor )

About the Author

Toby Cole is the editor of Actors on Acting and Directors on Directing. She lives in Berkeley, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Cooper Square Press; 1st Cooper Square Press Ed edition (April 3, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0815411413
• ISBN-13: 978-0815411413
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #173,188 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)