Beyond the Screenplay: A Dialectical Approach to Dramaturgy

by Zachariah Rush

Overview

This work analyzes dramatic structures, from Sophocles to Orson Welles and the 21st century cinema, all from the viewpoint of Hegelian dialectic. Utilizing this dialectical process the author demonstrates its particular application to the writing of a screenplay, which should not be considered a simple schematic or formulaic blueprint but legitimate dramatic literature.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786466030
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	06/13/2012
Pages:	196
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Zachariah Rush is a screenwriter, film critic and regular contributor to Film International magazine. He has written essays for eight volumes of the Directory of World Cinema, and has contributed scenic analyses to five volumes of World Film Locations. He lives in Manchester, England.

Table of Contents

Preface 1

A Note on the Text 6

Introduction 9

1 Dialectic 15

2 Dramatic Premise 33

3 Character 51

4 Conflict 99

5 Structure 109

6 Form and Content 134

Conclusion 172

Notes 177

Bibliography 183

Index 187

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Rush demonstrates how dialectics has governed cinema in the past, present, and future”—Reference & Research Book News.

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Rush demonstrates how dialectics has governed cinema in the past, present, and future

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