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"The volume is rich in illustrations obtained from the collections of Craig's writings and sketches largely held outside Britain, which prove his meticulous eye for detail."
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Edward Gordon Craig's ideas regarding set and lighting have had an enormous impact on the development of the theatre we know today.
In this new and updated edition of his well-known study of Edward Gordon Craig, Professor Christopher Innes shows how Craig's stage work and theoretical writings were crucial to the development of modern theatre. This book contains extensive documentation and re-evaluates his significance as an artist, actor, director and writer. Craig is placed in historical context, and his productions are reconstituted from unpublished prompt-books, sketches, journals and correspondence. Most of the designs and photographs, and many of Craig's writings cited, are not available elsewhere in print. Readers will gain insight into a key period of theatrical history, the life of one of its most fascinating individuals, the nature of stage performance, and into revolutionary ideas that are still challenging today.
In this new and updated edition of his well-known study of Edward Gordon Craig, Professor Christopher Innes shows how Craig's stage work and theoretical writings were crucial to the development of modern theatre. This book contains extensive documentation and re-evaluates his significance as an artist, actor, director and writer. Craig is placed in historical context, and his productions are reconstituted from unpublished prompt-books, sketches, journals and correspondence. Most of the designs and photographs, and many of Craig's writings cited, are not available elsewhere in print. Readers will gain insight into a key period of theatrical history, the life of one of its most fascinating individuals, the nature of stage performance, and into revolutionary ideas that are still challenging today.
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Really clear writing style, includes plenty of pictures. includes contents, introduction, list of illustrations, acknowledgments, notes, select bibliography and an index.
clearly covers Craig's personality as well as much of his work. proving him to be one of the quint-essential modernists.
covers craig's Uber-marionette, Moscow Hamlet, Masques, screens; as well as how he rose from an actor to set designer.
Christopher Innes obviously is very passionate about Craig's ideas, and the effect on post-modernism. check out Innes' essay online about Craig and Lepage, it's a really good follow on from the book.
if you are writing a dissertation, or specialising in modernism or on Craig this book is a very valuable resource.
clearly covers Craig's personality as well as much of his work. proving him to be one of the quint-essential modernists.
covers craig's Uber-marionette, Moscow Hamlet, Masques, screens; as well as how he rose from an actor to set designer.
Christopher Innes obviously is very passionate about Craig's ideas, and the effect on post-modernism. check out Innes' essay online about Craig and Lepage, it's a really good follow on from the book.
if you are writing a dissertation, or specialising in modernism or on Craig this book is a very valuable resource.
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If you are a student of theatre this is a must have book! Craig's thoughts on theatre are just a relevant today as they were when he wrote his thoughts out over 100 years ago.
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