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This review is from: Theories of the Theatre: A Historical and Critical Survey from the Greeks to the Present (Paperback)
Dr. Carlson does the remarkable by condensing the dominant Western theatre ideals and theories into a series of chapters. Major names and works are cited along with the theories. While a work of this sort cannot go into great detail, this book is a must have for anyone interested in theatre history and theory.
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There are a number of reviews listed here that praise the work of Marvin Carlson. I feel that all I can do is reiterate the strongest of reviews and praises for Carlson and his work. This book is not only essential for graduate students, but for all scholars of theatre. Carlson has undertaken a tremendous task, and completed it with skill, ingenuity, and a level of understanding -- not only of the theories included in this volume, but the historiography involved in collecting these theories --- which all scholars should strive for.
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Carlson starts with the Greeks in his historical review of the theatre. Aristotle kicks the time line off with his Poetics, then Carlson introduces other Greek authors who addressed and responded to Aristotle's philosophy. Carlson then moves forward chronologically through the centuries, focusing on key people who contributed thought and new works in the realm of Theatre Theory.
This work is dense material, and best meant for upper division college students and graduate students. I know it has been a staple text for many Theatre Theory professors and their pupils (from undergrad to PhD). I find that it is helpful to know the basic histories of the periods which Carlson addresses. Knowing the context in which the art was created helps put things into a greater context and organization. Carlson does explain a bit about the culture of the times in which each theory was developed, however since this text is a text on theory and not history in general, he does not go into great detail about the history of the period, but rather the history of the theory itself. Carlson is clearly well researched, and therefore makes an excellent secondary and tertiary source for matters related to theory and the theorists.
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THE PRIMACY OF ARISTOTLE'S Poetics in theatrical theory as well as in literary theory is unchallenged. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Drama Review, Lope de Vega, Theatre Arts, Sue-Ellen Case, Aristotle's Poetics, Moscow Art Theatre, Richard Schechner, Theater Heute, Critical Works, Herbert Blau, Mercure de France, Middle Ages, Open Theatre, Ann Arbor, Jill Dolan, Michael Kirby, Richard Foreman, Anne Ubersfeld, Antonin Artaud, Complete Works, Eric Bentley, Eugenio Barba, Italian Renaissance, Kate Davy New!
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THE PRIMACY OF ARISTOTLE'S Poetics in theatrical theory as well as in literary theory is unchallenged. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Drama Review, Lope de Vega, Theatre Arts, Sue-Ellen Case, Aristotle's Poetics, Moscow Art Theatre, Richard Schechner, Theater Heute, Critical Works, Herbert Blau, Mercure de France, Middle Ages, Open Theatre, Ann Arbor, Jill Dolan, Michael Kirby, Richard Foreman, Anne Ubersfeld, Antonin Artaud, Complete Works, Eric Bentley, Eugenio Barba, Italian Renaissance, Kate Davy New!
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- Feminism and Theatre by Sue-Ellen Case on page 530, page 531, and page 532
- Soul and Form by Georg Lukacs on page 334, and page 366
- Feeling and Form by Susanne K. Langer on page 435, and page 436
- A Sociosemiotic Theory of Theatre by Jean Alter on page 514, and page 515
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- Shadows of Realism: Dramaturgy and the Theories and Practices of Modernism (Contributions in Drama and Theatre Studies) by Nancy Kindelan in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Idea of the Theater in Latin Christian Thought: Augustine to the Fourteenth Century by Donnalee Dox in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Eugene O'Neill's Century: Centennial Views on America's Foremost Tragic Dramatist (Contributions in Drama and Theatre Studies) by Richard F. Moorton on page 37, and Back Matter
- The Shakespeare Trade: Performances and Appropriations (New Cultural Studies) by Barbara Hodgdon in Back Matter
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