{"product_id":"a-student-guide-to-play-david-rush-9780809326099","title":"A Student Guide to Play Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the skills of a playwright, the vision of a producer, and the wisdom of an experienced teacher, David Rush offers a fresh and innovative guide to interpreting drama in \u003ci\u003eA Student Guide to Play Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e, the first undergraduate teaching tool to address postmodern drama in addition to classic and modern. Covering a wide gamut of texts and genres, this far-reaching and user-friendly volume is easily paired with most anthologies of plays and is accessible even to those without a literary background. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContending that there are no right or wrong answers in play analysis, Rush emphasizes the importance of students developing insights of their own. The process is twofold: understand the critical terms that are used to define various parts and then apply these to a particular play. Rush clarifies the concepts of plot, character, and language, advancing Aristotle's concept of the Four Causes as a method for approaching a play through various critical windows. He describes the essential difference between a story and a play, outlines four ways of looking at plays, and then takes up the typical structural devices of a well-made play, four primary genres and their hybrids, and numerous styles, from expressionism to postmodernism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor each subject, he defines critical norms and analyzes plays common to the canon. \u003ci\u003eA Student Guide to Play Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e draws on thoughtful examinations of such dramas as \u003ci\u003eThe Cherry Orchard, The Good Woman of Setzuan, Fences, The Little Foxes, A Doll House, The Glass Menagerie, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Emperor Jones\u003c\/i\u003e. Each chapter ends with a list of questions that will guide students in further study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Rush\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0809326094\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780809326099\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Southern Illinois University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.54w x 0.76d","brand":"David Rush","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980577046783,"sku":"9780809326099","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2f275f77-361f-4553-9cce-a431453e9a4f.jpg?v=1683250692","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-student-guide-to-play-david-rush-9780809326099","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}