This invaluable student handbook is the first detailed guide to explain in detail the relationship between the drama text and the theory and practice of drama i

"The most thorough, systematic and convincing semiotics of the theater we have. . . . [L]ike those of Eco, it is an important conceptual synthesis, and a biblio

A wide-ranging collection of specially commissioned essays by contributors of international standing about key aspects of the performing arts

The late twentieth century saw an explosion of interest in semiotics, the science of the signs and processes by which we communicate. In this study, the first o

This volume explores the impact of printing on the European theatre in the period 1480-1880 and shows that the printing press played a major part in the birth o