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4、teristicmodethroughwhichthedramaexpressesitself)Genre(thetypeofstorybeingpresented)plot,FromOedipusRextoTheWizardofOz,theauthorsexaminethesestructuralbuildingblocksbothseparatelyandintheirinterdependentrelationshiptooneanother.Alongthecharacter,way,theyalsoillustratehowtheseprinciplesr
5、eflecttheinnatehumanneedforcomprehen-sionandorder.TheArchitectureofDramaprovidesaccessible,straightforwardinsightforanyonewhoseeksadeeperunderstandingofplaysandfilms.theme,DAVIDLETWINteachesattheMasonGrossSchooloftheArtsatRutgersUniversity.Dramagenre,JOESTOCKDALEisprofessoranddeanemerit
6、usoftheatreandfilm,SchooloftheArts,SUNY,Purchase.andstyleROBINSTOCKDALEisaretiredcolumnistforthePawlingNewsChronicle.ForordersandinformationpleasecontactthepublisherSCARECROWPRESS,INC.AwhollyownedsubsidiaryofDAVIDLETWIN&TheRowman&LittlefieldPublishingGroup,Inc.4501ForbesBoulevard,Suite2
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