Stella Adler on Ibsen, Strindberg, and Chekhov

Stella Adler on Ibsen, Strindberg, and Chekhov / Stella Adler ; edited and with a preface by Barry Paris.

Stella Adler examines the role of the actor and brings to life the plays from which all modern theater derives: Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, The Master Builder, An Enemy of the People, and A Doll's House; Strindberg's Miss Julie and The Father; Chekhov's The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, The Ch...

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Main Author: Adler, Stella (Author)
Other Authors: Paris, Barry
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1999
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Ibsen, Henrik, > 1828-1906 > Criticism and interpretation.
Strindberg, August, > 1849-1912 > Criticism and interpretation.
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, > 1860-1904 > Criticism and interpretation.
Drama > Explication.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Sample text
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Publisher description
Table of Contents:
  • Henrik Ibsen
  • Ibsen the pioneer
  • Morality, money, and marriage
  • Truth and lies
  • The new character in realism
  • The new performer in realism
  • August Strindberg
  • Father knows abyss. 7. Six characters in search of an actor
  • Anton Chekhov
  • Russian revolutions
  • The seagull
  • Uncle Vanya and the cherry orchard
  • Three sisters
  • Craft and creation: exercises in and out of the void.

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