| A Theory for Reading Dramatic Texts: Selected Plays by Pirandello and García Lorca Contributor(s): Paulson, Michael G. (Editor), Parilla, Catherine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820423688 ISBN-13: 9780820423685 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $56.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - General - Literary Criticism | European - Italian - Literary Criticism | European - Spanish & Portuguese |
| Dewey: 852.912 |
| LCCN: 93034924 |
| Series: American University Studies |
| Physical Information: 186 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book posits a theory for reading dramatic texts. It claims that the reading experience associated with narrative and poetry does not extend to drama; reading drama is unique. The event asks a reader to integrate two narratives, dialogue and notes, to engage in the ideation of sound, action and space in an immediate present, and to internalize a performance. Based on a phenomenological understanding of the reading process and a reception approach to literature, the book offers critical readings of Pirandello's "Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore" and "Enrico IV" and Garcia Lorca's "Yerma" and "La casa de Bernarda Alba."" |