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“Though academic, the book is by no means dogmatic or theoretical. Quite the contrary. Its spirit is broadly scientific and its method is inductive.”–New York Times
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1919. Baker was Professor of History and Technique of the Drama in Yale University. Contents: Technique in Drama: What it is. The Drama as an independent art; The Essentials of Drama: Action and Emotion; From Subject to Plot. Clearing the Way; From Subject through Story to Plot. Clearness through Wise Selection; From Subject to Plot: Proportioning the Material: Number and Length of Acts; From Subject to Plot: Arrangement for Clearness, Emphasis, Movement; Characterization; Dialogue; Making a Scenario; and The Dramatist and his Public.
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This book treats drama which has been tested before the public or which was written to be so tested. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, Sir John, Sir Brice, Fitz Urse, Lady Windermere, Sire de Maletroit, Lord Rake, Lord Darlington, Lord Windermere, William Archer, Captain Trumbull, Scribner's Sons, Sir George, Belles-Lettres Series, Brander Matthews, Lady Brute, Madam Helset, Sir Will, Aunt Caroline, Clyde Fitch, Doll's House, Lady Canyon, Lady Gregory, Mermaid Series, Sir Arthur Pinero New!
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This book treats drama which has been tested before the public or which was written to be so tested. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
inexperienced dramatist, illustrative action, transitional scenes, central situation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Sir John, Sir Brice, Fitz Urse, Lady Windermere, Sire de Maletroit, Lord Rake, Lord Darlington, Lord Windermere, William Archer, Captain Trumbull, Scribner's Sons, Sir George, Belles-Lettres Series, Brander Matthews, Lady Brute, Madam Helset, Sir Will, Aunt Caroline, Clyde Fitch, Doll's House, Lady Canyon, Lady Gregory, Mermaid Series, Sir Arthur Pinero New!
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- The Rising of the Moon by Lady Gregory on page 162, and page 267
- Hindle Wakes (Hereford Plays) by Stanley Houghton on page 109, and page 342
- The Ring and the Book (Broadview literary texts) by Robert Browning on page 391, and page 392
- The Ring And The Book by Robert Browning on page 391, and page 392
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- Naked Playwriting: The Art, The Craft, And The Life Laid Bare by William Missouri Downs on 4 pages
- Art, Glitter, and Glitz: Mainstream Playwrights and Popular Theatre in 1920s America (Contributions in Drama and Theatre Studies) by Arthur Gewirtz on page 89, page 91, and page 94
- Creative Writing and the New Humanities by Paul Dawson on page 36, page 206, and Back Matter
- Composing Ourselves: The Little Theatre Movement and the American Audience (Theater in the Americas) by Associate Professor Dorothy Chansky on page 101, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect, Second Edition by Claudia H. Johnson on page 14, and Back Matter
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