{"product_id":"a-student-guide-to-play-analysis-9780809326099","title":"A Student Guide to Play Analysis","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Student Guide to Play Analysis\u003c\/strong\u003e by Rush Estate, David. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780809326099.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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 A Student Guide to Play Analysis, 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.\n\nContending 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.\n\nFor each subject, he defines critical norms and analyzes plays common to the canon. A Student Guide to Play Analysis draws on thoughtful examinations of such dramas as The Cherry Orchard, The Good Woman of Setzuan, Fences, The Little Foxes, A Doll House, The Glass Menagerie, and The Emperor Jones. Each chapter ends with a list of questions that will guide students in further study.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Southern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45118335025205,"sku":"ByrdShop_0809326094","price":42.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780809326099_a6f8f39e-c546-4f3b-bf22-22c8418cdcf6.jpg?v=1779926331","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/a-student-guide-to-play-analysis-9780809326099","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}