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Now published in the Bloomsbury Revelations series, this is a classic work on the power and importance of drama by renowned American playwright, screenwriter and essayist David Mamet.
In this short but arresting series of essays, David Mamet explains the necessity, purpose and demands of drama. A celebration of the ties that bind art to life, Three Uses of the Knife is an enthralling read for anyone who has sat anxiously waiting for the lights to go up on Act 1. In three tightly woven essays of characteristic force and resonance, Mamet speaks about the connection of art to life, language to power, imagination to survival, public spectacle to private script. Self-assured and filled with autobiographical touches Three Uses of the Knife is a call to art and arms, a manifesto that reminds us of the singular power of the theatre to keep us sane, whole and human.
Table of Contents
The Perfect Ball Game
Anti-Stratfordianism
The Problem Play
Letters of Transit
TWO: Second Act Problems
Violence
Self-Censorship
THREE: Three Uses of the Knife
The Eleven-O'Clock Song
The End of the Play
Index
Product details
| Published | 01 Oct 2020 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 64 |
| ISBN | 9781350128958 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Dimensions | 216 x 138 mm |
| Series | Bloomsbury Revelations |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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