Playwriting : the structure of action
Smiley, Sam, 1931-2005
Book
This practical guide provides the principles of dramatic writing. Reaching far beyond simplistic how-to instructions, the text focuses on identifying and explaining principles essential to creating dramas: plot, character, thought, diction, melody and spectacle.
Main title:
Edition:
Rev. and expanded ed. / Sam Smiley with Norman A. Bert.
Imprint:
New Haven, [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, 2005.
Collation:
xii, 324 p. ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: published as by Sam Smiley. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1971.Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-315) and index.
ISBN:
9780300107241 (pbk)
Dewey class:
808.2
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
356806