{"product_id":"looking-into-the-abyss-arnold-aronson-9780472098880","title":"Looking Into the Abyss: Essays on Scenography","description":"\u003cp\u003eTheater is, first and foremost, a visual art; Looking Into the Abyss examines the ways in which the visual theater affects our understanding of the dramatic event. Arnold Aronson, an internationally prominent historian and theorist of theater set design, opens with an overview of scenographic concepts, including postmodern design and the use of new media in the theater, and continues with analyses of the work of specific designers (including Richard Foreman and David Rockwell) and scenographic responses to playwrights like Chekhov and Tony Kushner. These essays serve to open a dialogue that will bring the physical aspect of theater back into its proper place: an element as integral to the performance as the spoken word, and they will inspire theater-goers to become more aware of their role as seers of the theater.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArnold Aronson is Professor of Theater, Columbia University. He is author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Avant-Garde Theatre: A History\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eArchitect of Dreams: The Theatrical Vision of Joseph Urban\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAmerican Set Design\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe History and Theory of Environmental Scenography\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arnold Aronson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472098888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472098880\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.42h x 6.14w x 0.91d","brand":"Arnold Aronson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48742213648639,"sku":"9780472098880","price":89.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/looking-into-the-abyss-arnold-aronson-9780472098880","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}