{"product_id":"9780809326082","title":"Student Guide to Play Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the skills of a playwright, the vision of a producer, and the wisdom of an experienced teacher, David Rush offers a fresh and innovative guide to interpreting drama in \u003ci\u003eA Student Guide to Play Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e, the first undergraduate teaching tool to address postmodern drama in addition to classic and modern. Covering a wide gamut of texts and genres, this far-reaching and user-friendly volume is easily paired with most anthologies of plays and is accessible even to those without a literary background.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContending that there are no right or wrong answers in play analysis, Rush emphasizes the importance of students developing insights of their own. The process is twofold: understand the critical terms that are used to define various parts and then apply these to a particular play. Rush clarifies the concepts of plot, character, and language, advancing Aristotle’s concept of the Four Causes as a method for approaching a play through various critical windows. He describes the essential difference between a story and a play, outlines four ways of looking at plays, and then takes up the typical structural devices of a well-made play, four primary genres and their hybrids, and numerous styles, from expressionism to postmodernism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor each subject, he defines critical norms and analyzes plays common to the canon. \u003ci\u003eA Student Guide to Play Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e draws on thoughtful examinations of such dramas as \u003ci\u003eThe Cherry Orchard, The Good Woman of Setzuan, Fences, The Little Foxes, A Doll House, The Glass Menagerie, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Emperor Jones\u003c\/i\u003e. Each chapter ends with a list of questions that will guide students in further study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Southern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015221362928,"sku":"9780809326082","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780809326082_p0.jpg?v=1763740712","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780809326082","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}