About this title: Lajos Egri examines a play from the inside out, starting with the heart of any drama: its characters. For it is people - their private natures and their inter-relationships - that move a story and give it life. All good dramatic writing depends upon an understanding of human motives. Why do people act as they do? What forces transform a coward into a hero, a hero into a coward? What is it that Romeo does early in Shakespeare's play that makes his later suicide seem inevitable? Why must Nora leave her husband at the end of A Doll's House? These are a few of the fascinating problems which Egri ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Touchstone
Date Published: 1972-02-15
ISBN-13:9780671213329ISBN:0671213326
Description: Very Good. Binding is tight and square. Cover is VG. P/O name is on FFEP. Text is clean, bright, slightly tanned on edges, and unmarked. Appears hardly read. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
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Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780671213329ISBN:0671213326
Description: Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Sticker scar on front cover (see picture or ask for a scan)-otherwise a clean, crisp copy. read more
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: A Touchstone Book/Published by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, et al.
Date Published: 1960
ISBN-13:9780671213329ISBN:0671213326
Description: Very Good. Academic, Scholarly, Research. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 305 pp. Other than some creases on cover page, book in great shape with minor fading. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780671213329ISBN:0671213326
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. First edition book later printing ((37) is tight with no markings, gift inscription on third page, some tanning to page edges, wraps have very mild rubbing. read more
Description: Fine; Collectible. Excellent condition. Appears unread. No marks/underlines/highlights. Pages are clean and tight. Free deliver confirmation! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
Date Published: 2007-03-01
ISBN-13:9781432562182ISBN:1432562185
Description: Very Good. Like New. Book in excellent condition. Was read once. Free tracking # included! International buyers are welcome. We ship every business day. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
"best book of the many that exist on this subject, if you skip a couple of chapters with odd marxist dialectical cant. Very clear, straightforward, and intense."
"This book is full of old-fashioned, inflexible ideas, but it does make some interesting points. It's changed the way I think about movies, TV shows, and plays."
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