The Architecture of Story A Technical Guide for the Dramatic Writer |
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| Author:
| Dunne, Will |
| Series title: | Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-226-18191-2 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2016 |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $18.00 |
Book Description:
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This new book from the author of
The Dramatic Writer's Companion approaches some of the same issues as its predecessor but from a slightly different angle. It offers playwrights, screenwriters, and other dramatic writers in-depth analysis of the dramatic architecture of three award-winning contemporary American plays:
Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley,
Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks, and
The Clean House by Sarah Ruhl. Each relatively brief...
More DescriptionThis new book from the author of The Dramatic Writer's Companion approaches some of the same issues as its predecessor but from a slightly different angle. It offers playwrights, screenwriters, and other dramatic writers in-depth analysis of the dramatic architecture of three award-winning contemporary American plays: Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley, Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks, and The Clean House by Sarah Ruhl. Each relatively brief chapter is devoted to a specific story element--from "Characters" and "Main Event" to "Emotional Environment" and "Back Story"--with subsections that break down this element in each of the plays. Readers can choose to read across the chapters to follow the analysis of each play, but the structure gives primary emphasis to the story elements, comparing and contrasting how different writers have successfully handled them. Each chapter ends with a set of questions to help readers analyze and develop that element in their own work.