The necessity of theater : the art of watching and being watched

The necessity of theater : the art of watching and being watched / Paul Woodruff.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Woodruff, Paul, 1943-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University, 2008.
Subjects:
Theater > Philosophy.
Gaze.
Theater > Psychological aspects.
Table of Contents:
  • Why we need theater
  • The art of being watched
  • Defining the art
  • What theater makes
  • Action worth watching: plot
  • Staging choices
  • People worth watching: characters
  • Sacred space
  • Mimesis
  • II: The art of watching
  • Emotion
  • Empathy
  • Laughter
  • Understanding theater
  • The mask of wisdom.

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