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A guide to the anatomy of drama. It examines the mechanisms and techniques which dramatists throughout the ages have employed to structure their plays and to express their meaning. It starts with the building blocks of whole plays - plot, character creation, genre and structure - and moves on to scenes and devices.
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How Plays Work, David Edgar
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- Released
- 1998
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- Title
- How Plays Work
- Subtitle
- A Practical Guide to Playwriting
- Language
- English
- Authors
- David Edgar
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Released
- 1998
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 220
- ISBN10
- 1854593714
- ISBN13
- 9781854593719
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- A guide to the anatomy of drama. It examines the mechanisms and techniques which dramatists throughout the ages have employed to structure their plays and to express their meaning. It starts with the building blocks of whole plays - plot, character creation, genre and structure - and moves on to scenes and devices.