TheatreTheatre has provided many words and meanings which we use - ignorant of their origins - in everyday writing and speech. This is the first book to explore 2000 theatre terms in depth, in some cases tracing their history over two and a half millennia, in others exploring expressions less than a decade old. Terms are defined, shown in use and cross referenced in ways which will fascinate theatregoers, help serious theatre students and encourage those actively engaged in the theatre to examine the familiar from new angles. |
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Nautical battens were strips of wood , and later metal : “ The battens serve to confine the edges of the tarpaulings down to the sides of the hatches ' ( 1769 , Falconer , An universal dictionary of the marine ) .
Nautical battens were strips of wood , and later metal : “ The battens serve to confine the edges of the tarpaulings down to the sides of the hatches ' ( 1769 , Falconer , An universal dictionary of the marine ) .
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It strikes me as significant that the phraseology echoes nautical constructions such as ' crossing the line ' , ' walking the plank ' , ' splicing the mainbrace ' etc .: given that boards also refer to “ the sides of a ship ' and ...
It strikes me as significant that the phraseology echoes nautical constructions such as ' crossing the line ' , ' walking the plank ' , ' splicing the mainbrace ' etc .: given that boards also refer to “ the sides of a ship ' and ...
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170 naturalism – nautical influences on theatre language > 2 . - " We are entertainers , after all ” he said , " and we need a sort of heightened naturalism ” ' ( Barkworth , 215 ) . “ The fondness for naturalistic gestures has afforded ...
170 naturalism – nautical influences on theatre language > 2 . - " We are entertainers , after all ” he said , " and we need a sort of heightened naturalism ” ' ( Barkworth , 215 ) . “ The fondness for naturalistic gestures has afforded ...
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Bibliografické údaje
| Název | Theatre Book of words |
| Autor | Martin Harrison |
| Vydavatel | Carcanet, 1993 |
| Zdroj originálu: | Michiganská univerzita |
| Digitalizováno | 27. únor 2008 |
| ISBN | 1857540409, 9781857540406 |
| Délka | Počet stran: 316 |
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