The Semiotic Stage: Prague School Theater Theory

by Michael L. Quinn

Overview

The Semiotic Stage provides the first comprehensive summary of the writings that founded contemporary theater semiotics. The Prague School theater writings are placed in their theoretical context, and integrated in relation to major artistic areas like acting, design and dramatic writing. The influence of the Prague School and its relation to the current state of theater study are also thoroughly discussed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780820418773
Publisher:	Lang, Peter Publishing, Incorporated
Publication date:	04/01/1995
Series:	Pittsburgh Studies in Theatre and Culture Series , #1
Pages:	166
Product dimensions:	61.34(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.35(d)

About the Author

The Author: Michael Quinn was Assistant Professor and head of the doctoral program for the School of Drama, the University of Washington at Seattle. He published many essays, translations and reviews, and also worked as a director and dramaturg. He died in 1994 at the age of 36.

Editorial Reviews

«Quinn's comprehensive study of the theatrical theory of the Prague School, the first in English, is a major contribution to the field. Modern theatre semiotics, already deeply indebted to this important movement, will doubtless be further inspired and enriched by the stimulating new insights Quinn's study offers.» (Marvin Carlson, The Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York)
«This is the most comprehensive study of one of the seminal developments in the theory of theatre of the last two hundred years. Michael Quinn has gone back to the original sources and is able to give a lucid, illuminating account of the Prague School's thinking. This is an elegant piece of superb scholarship on a subject which not only raises the level of theory but has also the most far-reaching practical implications for the teaching of directing and design.» (Martin Esslin, Stanford University, Emeritus)

From the Publisher

Summarizes the seminal writings by which the Prague Linguistic Circle, usually called the Prague School, founded contemporary theater semiotics in the 1920s and 1930s. Places them in theoretical context and in relation to artistic areas like acting, design, and dramatic writing. Also considers the influence of the Prague School on current theater studies. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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