The Art of the Drama |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 85
Page 122
... meaning are achieved by the calculated disturbing of normal vocal co- ordination . For instance irony , sarcasm , and mockery depend on a tone of voice that cuts across the literal meaning of the words . They are kinds of meaning ...
... meaning are achieved by the calculated disturbing of normal vocal co- ordination . For instance irony , sarcasm , and mockery depend on a tone of voice that cuts across the literal meaning of the words . They are kinds of meaning ...
Page 164
... meaning in drama may be gathered from the effect created by over - statement . Meaning very deliberately pointed produces the effect we call theatrical . What constitutes legitimate emphasis , and what impairs the quality of this by ...
... meaning in drama may be gathered from the effect created by over - statement . Meaning very deliberately pointed produces the effect we call theatrical . What constitutes legitimate emphasis , and what impairs the quality of this by ...
Page 197
... meaning which lies behind , and is opposed to , their literal meaning . It is the sly evocation of implied meanings . Its commonplace forms are the everyday greeting of the English in a downpour : Lovely weather , Mr. Smith ! Or the ...
... meaning which lies behind , and is opposed to , their literal meaning . It is the sly evocation of implied meanings . Its commonplace forms are the everyday greeting of the English in a downpour : Lovely weather , Mr. Smith ! Or the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
abstract achieved action actor aesthetic Antony and Cleopatra artist aspects auditory auditory imagery beautiful blank verse century chapter character comedy comic complex composition connexion context décor dialogue drama dramatic form dramatist elements emotional epic poetry evocation example experience expressive formula-images feeling function gesture human Ibsen idea ideal imagery images imagination implicit intense interfusion kind language Les Parents Terribles lyric lyric poetry Macbeth Mallarmé meaning meditation medium metaphor moral myth narrative nature Novalis objects observe Othello particular pattern persons play plot poem poésie poet poetic poetry precise principle problem prose psychological realism reality relation representational representational art rhythm romantic romantic poetry romanticism scene sense sensuous Shakespeare simple situation social song sonnet Sophocles sound speech style symbolic symbolist texture theatre theatrical themes theory things thought tion tragedy tragic types unity varied verbal verse vision visual vivid voice whilst whole words