The Semiotics of Theatre and Drama (New Accents)

First published in 1980. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. The late 20th century saw an explosion of interest in semiotics, the science of signs and processes by which we communicate. In this book, Keir Elam shows how semiotics could provide a radical shift in our understanding of theatrical performance. This study, the first of its kind in English, traces the history of semiotic approaches to performance, from the Prague Structuralists' analyses of the theatrical sign in the 1930s to current theories of the code, text and discourse. Keir Elam. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [221]-239)