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The Dramatic Imagination: Reflections and Speculations on the Art of the Theatre (Theatre Arts Book)
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Product Description
The Dramatic Imagination is one of the few enduring works written about set design.
Robert Edmond Jones's innovations in set design and lighting brought new ideas to the stage, but it is greater understanding of design - its role at the heart of theater - that has continued to inspire theater students. The volume includes "A New Kind of Drama," "To a Young Stage Designer" and six other of Jones's "reflections."
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #35249 in Books
- Published on: 2004-07-28
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 176 pages
Features
- ISBN13: 9780878301843
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Editorial Reviews
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"It's easily my favorite book." -- Robert Cacioppo, Fort Myers (FL) News-Press
It's easily my favorite book.
–Robert Cacioppo, Fort Myers (FL) News-Press
Its easily my favorite book.
–Robert Cacioppo, Fort Myers (FL) News-Press
About the Author
The American scenic designer Robert Edmond Jones (1887-1954) studied with Max Reinhardt and worked with Eugene O'Neill and other playwrights.
Customer Reviews
a wonderful book to have on the shelf
my set design professor described this as the book to read when one is disillusioned with theater and need to restore faith, and I have to agree. It reminds us of the total art of theater, where poetry is expressed verbally, visually, and through the _presence_ of actors in a setting. It describes the curious not-reality that theater should create. It was written in 1941, so some of the references ring a little false and the language can wax florid, but the essence of what theater should be is described here.
Still poignant
Even all these many years later the lessons in this book are valuable. REJ was a pioneer and a visionary and this book helps us to understand what he envisioned for the theatre and hopefully to help us to achieve some of his ideas. I have read this book many, many times and I never tire of it or the ideas. If only we could get to this state in American Theatre..... This is a must read for any student of theatre.
interesting
I enjoyed the passion expressed by Jones as wel as the detailed examples given in each chapter.
