<p><i>The Blunt Playwright</i> won't tell you everything there is to know about playwriting. It won't even try. What it will do is examine process, structure, dialogue, and character; provide classic and contemporary scenes to study; outline clever exercises to strengthen writing skills; and so much
Coward the Playwright
β Scribed by John Lahr
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 198
- Series
- Biography and Autobiography Ser.
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
A reissue in hardback of critic John Lahr's famous 1982 study of Noel Coward's plays
β¦ Subjects
Coward, Noel, -- 1899-1973 -- Criticism and interpretation. ; Drama -- Technique.
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