Castagno, Paul C., 1950-

New playwriting strategies : language and media in the 21st century / Paul C. Castagno. - 2nd ed. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2011. - xiv, 258 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-245) and index.

Introduction: beyond the tipping point -- Strategies of language and character. On multivocality and speech genres -- Polyvocality and the ascendancy of the hybrid play -- The theatricality of character -- The transformation of character -- Len Jenkin's dramaturgy of character: from stage figures to archetypes -- Mac Wellman: language-based character -- Crossover poetics: Sarah Ruhl and Suzan Lori-Parks -- Strategies of structure and form. Units and building blocks -- Scenes, acts, and revisions -- Foundations of contemporary monologue -- Dialogic monologue: from structure to antistructure.

9780415491471 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780415491488 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780203803011 (ebook)

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