{"product_id":"comic-theaters-william-e-gruber-9780820338514","title":"Comic Theaters","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eComic Theaters\u003c\/i\u003e, William E. Gruber draws dramatic criticism beyond its traditional emphasis on the play's text toward a theory of theater that more fully incorporates performance. The bare text is clothed in the cultural norms and conceptions of both actor and audience in performance; in the conversion of words into action; in the actor's creation of his role; and in the audience's involvement with the scenes on stage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReinterpreting six comedies taken from classical Greek, Renaissance, and modern repertories, Gruber shows how dramatic meaning is derived not from traditional criteria, archetypal motifs, or unchanging affective responses, but from changing concepts of theater and changing configurations of actor and role.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William E. Gruber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820338516\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820338514\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.53d","brand":"William E. Gruber","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059868430591,"sku":"9780820338514","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cf8ff644-344b-4b71-8ef8-4486ce4b1e7c.jpg?v=1685060791","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/comic-theaters-william-e-gruber-9780820338514","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}