Do you want to get more out of drama? This free course, Approaching plays, is designed to develop the analytical skills you need for a more in-depth study of literary plays. You will learn about dialogue, stage directions, blank verse, dramatic structure and conventions and aspects of performance.
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Approaching plays
- 1 Approaching plays
- 2 Dialogue
- 2 Dialogue
- 3 Stage directions
- 3 Stage directions
- 4 Blank verse
- 4 Blank verse
- 5 Play structure
- 5 Play structure
- 6 From text to performance
- 6 From text to performance
- 6.1 Performance and production
- 6.2 Performance and reception
- 6.3 Performance spaces
- 7 Dramatic conventions
- 7 Dramatic conventions
- 7.1 Soliloquy
- 7.2 Asides
- 7.3 Masks and disguises
- 7.4 Doubling
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- References
- Further reading
- Acknowledgements
