Playwriting the structure of action / [electronic resource] :
Sam Smiley with Norman A. Bert.
- Rev. and expanded ed.
- Yale University Press, c2005.
- 1 online resource (xii, 324 p.)
Originally published: 1971.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-315) and index.
Preface -- Part I: The Playwright's solitary work. 1. Vision -- 2. Finding and developing ideas -- 3. Drafting and revision -- Part II: Principles of drama. 4. Plot -- 5. Story -- 6. Character -- 7. Thought -- 8. Diction -- 9. Melody -- 10. Spectacle -- 11. A Way of life -- Appendix1: Manuscript format -- Appendix 2. Copyright protection.
Playwriting. Electronic books. Création dramatique. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Rhetoric. REFERENCE--Writing Skills. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Composition & Creative Writing.