Metatheatre new view dramatic (26 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Paperback or Softback. Zustand: New. Metatheatre: A New View of Dramatic Form. Book.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good in lavender wraps. Small 8vo. Sophocles, Shakespeare, Calderon, Racine, Brecht, Beckett, Genet, Gelber and others.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: New.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,250grams, ISBN:0809069156.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Softcover. Old owner's name neatly to half-title. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.

Zustand: New.

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Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Acceptable. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: no jacket (paperback). First Edition January 1963. This paperback edition shows signs of age-related wear. The cover is creased with some edge wear, but the binding remains intact. The pages are clean without any inscriptions or library markings. Overall, it is in fair condition for a book of its age, making it a serviceable copy for reading and study.…

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Zustand: Good. Paperback, light tan, price rabel on cover, feeling of use, in good condition, 146pp.

Zustand: Fair. 1968, same press and cover art. heavy markings. Reading copy only, has significant to heavy reading/age wear and tear, may have some staining or water damage, pages may be tanned or fragile, may have loose hinges, may have light to heavy markings, not collector/gift quality. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.…

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Paperback. Zustand: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Hardback. Zustand: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: None, As Issued. Special Edition. 1st Printing. 150 pages. Published in 1963. The author's succinct account on subject. One of the most valuable books on the art and achievement of Western drama ever written in the 20th century. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, of which there are many as well as Print On Demand. Published in a tiny first print run as a Hill And Wang "Drama Book" hardcover mini-book by FSG. For a book of specialized interest, it has never been out-of-print, and is the author's most celebrated achievement. There is NO ISBN. The First Edition is now rare. Without DJ, as issued. NOT Print On Demand, as listed by ABEBooks' subhuman AI morons. Presents, in its true first format, Lionel Abel's "Metatheatre: A New View of Dramatic Form". Radically asserts, even insists, that tragedy is dead, has been dead for thousands of years, along with the demise of foundational Greek civilization. Since Racine and Shakespeare, we have always had a "not-tragedy" dramatic form that we have not properly NAMED, "tragedy" having such prestige among playwrights and audiences alike. So Lionel Abel helpfully gives us one: Metatheatre, the serious dramatic form that owes an immeasurable debt to Greek tragedy, but is not itself tragedy. The crucial difference between Sophocles and Shakespeare is not the role of fate in human lives, but what moderns have sometimes called "agency". Which, in essence, is self-consciousness. Oedipus never had it - and so was victimized and destroyed by forces beyond his control. Hamlet had self-consciousness - and to an extreme, excruciating degree: Thinking, ruminating, pondering, plotting, scheming, then pulling back in order to think some more whether "to be or not to be". As such, Hamlet is the first full-fledged "intellectual/philosopher" character of Western drama, the man of thought rather than a man of action. Unwilling until the very end to act, he too is defeated by forces that destroy him and those around him. But unlike Oedipus, he is fully aware of the destruction that is about to be unleashed because HE is its primary agent. He is "agency" as ultimate destroyer because "agency" is, in the end, susceptible to a terrible fate albeit consciously. Hailed upon its appearance as perhaps the most insightful analysis and appreciation of Western drama, the book has had an outsize and enduring impact and influence on ALL subsequent thinking about the theatre. Lionel Abel was himself a playwright, producer, stage director, actor, translator of European drama (notably, Sartre), and drama critic; his engagement with theatre was at the highest level of personal commitment imaginable. It is not possible to think about theatre today without taking into account his masterly little book. An absolute "must-have" title for Lionel Abel and theatre collectors. This title is a great book. As far as we know, this is the only copy of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing (Hill And Wang) available online and despite its imperfection (visible wear with age) is still in near-fine condition: Every single internal page remains clean and unmarked. Please note: ALL other copies available online are subsequent editions or Print On Demand as the book has never been out-or-print. A rare copy thus. One of the greatest intellectual/writers of the 20th century. A near-fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER LIONEL ABEL TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). no.…