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Glancing at Dramatists' Dialogue
By Ruby Cohn
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Description
Published posthumously, this renowned theatre scholar's book considers English dramatic dialogue as exemplified in the verbal invention of particular plays. That invention is traced through puns, repetitions, adroit clichés, occasional neologisms, malapropisms, sound play and more or less recondite allusions.
In eight chapters, Cohn offers close readings of monologue and dialogue in plays by William Shakespeare, William Wycherley, George Etherege, William Congreve, Oscar Wilde, Samuel Beckett, Edward Albee, Harold Pinter, David Mamet, Tom Stoppard, Sarah Kane, Mark Ravenhill, Caryl Churchill, Sam Shepard, Adrienne Kennedy and Suzan-Lori Parks.
It's a fascinating text, written with Cohn's characteristic wit, warmth and lucidity, and offers both an authoritative introduction to theatre dialogue and a remarkable final addition to Cohn's scholarly legacy.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
216
Release Date:
2025-10-16
Publication Date:
2025-10-16
Publisher:
Methuen Drama
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
1350425966
ISBN13:
9781350425965
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Weight:
409 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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