The semiotics of theatre and drama /

Keir Elam showed how this new 'science' could provide a radical shift in our understanding of theatrical performance, one of our very richest and most complex forms of communication

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elam, Keir
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2002
Edition:2nd ed
Series:New accents (Routledge (Firm))
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Preliminaries : semiotics and poetics
  • 2. Foundations : signs in the theatre
  • 3. Theatrical communication : codes, systems and the performance text
  • 4. Dramatic logic
  • 5. Dramatic discourse
  • 6. Concluding comments : theatre, drama, semiotics