Theatre/Theory/Theatre: The Major Critical Texts from Aristotle and Zeami to Soyinka and Havel (Applause Books)

Available for the First Time in Paperback! From Aristotle's Poetics to Vaclav Havel, the debate about the nature and function of theatre has been marked by controversy. Daniel Gerould's landmark work, Theatre/Theory/Theatre , collects history's most influential Eastern and Western dramatic theorists – poets, playwrights, directors and philosophers – whose ideas about theatre continue to shape its future. In complete texts and choice excerpts spanning centuries, we see an ongoing dialogue and exchange of ideas between actors and directors like Craig and Meyerhold, and writers such as Nietzsche and Yeats. Each of Gerould's introductory essays shows fascinating insight into both the life and the theory of the author. From Horace to Soyinka, Corneille to Brecht, this is an indispensable compendium of the greatest dramatic theory ever written. ** From Aristotle's Poetics To Václav Havel, The Debate About The Nature And Function Of Theatre Has Been Marked By Controversy. Daniel Gerould's Landmark Work, Theatre/theory/theatre, Collects History's Most Influential Eastern And Western Dramatic Theorists--poets, Playwrights, Directors, And Philosophers--whose Ideas About Theatre Continue To Shape Its Future. Each Of Gerould's Introductory Essays Shows Fascinating Insight Into Both The Life And The Theory Of The Author. From Horace To Soyinka, Corneille To Brecht, This Is An Indispensable Compendium Of The Greatest Dramatic Theory Ever Written. (back Cover). Introduction: The Politics Of Theatre Theory / Daniel Gerould -- The Poetics (4th C. B.c.) / Aristotle -- The Art Of Poetry (1st C. B.c.) / Horace -- Nātya'sāstra (1st C. A.d.?) / Bharata -- On The Art Of The Nō Drama (15th C.) / Zeami -- The Poetics Of Aristotle (1570) / Lodovico Castelvetro -- The Defense Of Poesy (1583) / Philip Sydney -- The Compendium Of Tragicomic Poetry (1599) / Giambattista Guarini -- The New Art Of Writing Plays (1609) / Felix Lope De Vega -- The Whole Art Of The Stage (1657) / Franc̦ois Hédelin, Abbé D'aubignac -- Of The Three Unities Of Action, Time, And Place (1660) / Pierre Corneille -- An Essay Of Dramatic Poetry (1668) / John Dryden -- Casual Expressions Of Idle Feelings (1671) / Li Yu -- Conversations On The Natural Son (1757) ; The Paradox Of Acting (1773-8) / Denis Diderot -- An Epistle To Mr. D'alembert (1758) / Jean-jacques Rousseau -- Preface To Shakespeare (1765) / Samuel Johnson -- Hamburg Dramaturgy (1767-9) / Gotthold Ephraim Lessing -- The Stage As A Moral Institution (1784) ; On The Use Of Chorus In Tragedy (1803) / Friedrich Schiller -- Of The Dramatic Art (1810) / Mme De Staël -- Lectures On Dramatic Art (1809-11) / August Wilhelm Schlegel -- Shakespeare Once Again (1815) / Johann Wolfgang Goethe -- The World As Will And Idea (1819/1844) / Arthur Schopenhauer -- Preface To Cromwell (1827) / Victor Hugo -- The Philosophy Of Fine Art (1835) / Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel -- Slavic Drama (1843) / Adam Mickiewicz -- The Birth Of Tragedy (1872) / Friedrich Nietzsche -- Preface To Thérèse Raquin (1873) ; Naturalism In The Theatre (1881) / Emile Zola -- Preface To Miss Julie (1888) / August Strindberg -- The Tragical In Daily Life (1896) / Maurice Maeterlinck -- The Actor And The Übermarionette (1907) / Gordon Craig -- The Tragic Theatre (1910) / William Butler Yeats -- The Fairground Booth (1912) / Vsevolod Meyerhold -- The Variety Theatre (1913) / Filippo Marinetti -- Tolstoy: Tragedian Or Comedian? (1921) / Bernard Shaw -- The Theatre And Its Double (1938) / Antonin Artaud -- The Modern Theatre Is The Epic Theatre (1930) ; Alienation Effects In Chinese Acting (1935) / Bertolt Brecht -- Theater Of The Oppressed (1974) / Augusto Boal -- Drama And The African World-view (1976) / Wole Soyinka -- Writing For The Stage (1986) / Václav Havel. Edited With Introductions By Daniel Gerould. Includes Bibliographical References (page 491). This text collects history's most influential Eastern and Western dramatic theorists - poets, playwrights, directors and philosophers - whose ideas about theatre continue to shape the future