Idea of a Theater

An original and beautifully written book on changing perspectives in the art of theater. Through a study of nine plays-Oedipus Rex, Berenice, Tristan und Isolde, Hamlet, Ghosts, The Cherry Orchard, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Noah, Murder in the Cathedral-the author shows how all playwrights seek to "e;hold the mirror up to nature"e; and how in this respect the art of drama is always th...