Table of contents
The editors: New Perspectives in the Theory of Drama and Theatre; an Introduction9
I. Fundamentals of Theatre Research
Theatre and Drama Research; an Analytical Proposition19
II. Theory of Drama and Theatre
The Algebra of Scenic Situations67
Evidence et stratégies de l'analyse théâtrale93
On the Nature of Dramatic Text102
Coherence and Focability: A Contribution to the Analysability of Theatre Discourse127
III. Descriptive Theatre Research
The Dramatic Dialogue: Oral or Literary Communication?137
Music as Theme and as Structural Model in Chekhov's Three Sisters174
Die Strategic der Paradoxie: Zur Logik der Konversation im Dandyismus am Beispiel Oscar Wildes197
The Theatrical Theatre - Evreinov's Contribution to Russian Modernism: An Analysis of The Merry Death235
Le rôle de l'espace scénique dans la lecture du texte dramatique: Quelques observations sur un 'modèle' du genre dramatique et sur les Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore de Pirandello254
On Brecht's Notion of Gestus290
Die Umstrukturierung des theatralischen Zeichens in Čechovs Einakter Predloženie (Der Heiratsantrag)305
Frames and Metacommunication in Genet's The Balcony368
Acting and Behaviour: A Study in the Signans393
IV. Applied Theatre Research
Towards a Theory of Women's Theatre445
‘Good guy bad guy’ Effects in Political Theatre467
V. Bibliography
Selective and Incomplete Bibliography of Analytical Approaches to Drama and Theatre511
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