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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Ball, David (David A.), 1942-     Subjects     Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet.     Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Technique.     Drama -- Technique.     Theater -- Production and direction.     Reading comprehension.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Ball, David (David A.), 1942-       by title:      Backwards & forwards...       by call number:      808.2 B187b     Search the Web     Ball, David (David A.), 1942-     Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet.     Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Technique.     Drama -- Technique.     Theater -- Production and direction.     Reading comprehension.       MARC Display

Backwards & forwards : a technical manual for reading plays / David Ball ; forewards by Michael Langham and Joseph Haj. by Ball, David (David A.), 1942- Southern Illinois University Press, 1983. Call #: 808.2 B187b Subjects Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet.   Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Technique.   Drama -- Technique.   Theater -- Production and direction.   Reading comprehension. ISBN:  9780809311101 (pbk.) Alternate title:  Backwards and forwards : a technical manual for reading plays Edition:  35th anniversary ed. Description:  viii, 96 p. ; 22 cm. Contents:  What happens that makes something else happen? -- And what happens next? -- But do it backwards -- Stasis and intrusion -- Obstacle, conflict -- Ignorance is bliss -- Things theatrical -- Exposition -- Forwards : hungry for next -- Missing persons (character) -- Image -- Theme -- Background information -- Trusting the playwright -- Families -- Generalities : mood, atmosphere -- The unique factor -- Changing eras -- Climax -- Beginnings/endings -- Rereading -- What next? Summary:  Using Hamlet as illustration, the author provides the tools for students and practitioners to use as they investigate plot, character, theme, exposition, imagery, motivation/obstacle/conflict, theatricality, and the other crucial parts of the superstructure of a play. Other authors:  Langham, Michael, 1919-2011. Haj, Joseph. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Nonfiction 808.2 B187b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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