How Plays Work

By David Edgar

Book Overview

How Plays Work has grown out of David Edgar's teaching in the University of Birmingham's MA course in playwriting studies, which he founded twenty years ago. Through historical and modern examples, the book analyzes the basic elements of dramatic structure, action, plot, character, dialogue, and genre.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1854593714
• ISBN13: 9781854593719
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Nick Hern Books
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"