Dramatic Technique
Dramatic Technique, published in 1919, sets out the method George Pierce Baker taught in his playwriting course at Harvard, the famous English 47 Workshop whose students included Eugene O'Neill. Baker rejects the saying that the dramatist is born, not made, and argues that craft can be learned. He defines the essentials of drama as action and emotion, then follows a play from subject to plot, through structure and the arrangement of scenes, to characterization and dialogue, illustrating every point with passages from plays ancient and modern, from Shakespeare and the Elizabethans to Ibsen and his own contemporaries. It remains a practical guide to how plays are built. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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Is Dramatic Technique in the public domain?
Yes. Dramatic Technique by George Pierce Baker is a public-domain work. Vinteuil offers a carefully prepared digital edition made for comfortable reading on screen.
How long does it take to read Dramatic Technique?
About 11 h 25 min of reading, at an average reading pace. Your place is saved automatically when you are signed in, so you can read in several sittings and on several devices.
What kind of book is Dramatic Technique?
Dramatic Technique by George Pierce Baker is filed under "Drama" in the Vinteuil library.
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