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Now in its second edition, the book features an updated and expanded chapter on writing for digital media, and new exercises for reading across the genres and writing hybrid forms. Through a structured series of practical writing exercises  perfect for the classroom, the writer's workshop or as a starting point for a portfolio of work  the book builds the student writer from the first explorations of voice and the relationship between writing and knowledge, through to mastery of a wide range of genres and forms. \u003ci\u003e The Bloomsbury Introduction to Creative Writing \u003c\/i\u003ecovers such genres as:  Autobiographical writing  Short fiction  Poetry  Screenwriting and writing for performance  Writing for digital media, including video games and social media  With practical guidance on writing scholarly critiques of your own work and a glossary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction: The Knowing Writer\u003c\/b\u003e On \u003ci\u003ewriting\u003c\/i\u003e On \u003ci\u003eknowing\u003c\/i\u003e Tips on attacking the practical exercises  \u003cb\u003e1. Writing and Knowledge\u003c\/b\u003e The w\u003ci\u003eriters' block\u003c\/i\u003e myth The reading writer Knowing Your writer self Emotion as material  \u003cb\u003e2. Writing the Self\u003c\/b\u003e Memoir and autobiography Reflective writing Human interest features Personal essays, and 'Why I Write'  \u003cb\u003e3. Poetics and Poetry Composition\u003c\/b\u003e Poetic movements: An abridged whirlwind history Poetry as 'language distilled' Sound devices Poetry and orality Form and meaning Finding your poem  \u003cb\u003e4. Fiction Conventions\u003c\/b\u003e Fiction and creativity: The anecdote, the muse and the visionary Often forgotten forms of fiction Ideas and themes Narrative structure Narrative structure toolbox Plot and conflict Characterization Setting: Time, place and context Finding your voice Genre fiction  \u003cb\u003e5. Screenwriting \u003c\/b\u003e Screenwriting as literary form The slug line Action Dialogue Characterization Theme and narrative Screenwriting technical toolbox  \u003cb\u003e6. Writing for Performance\u003c\/b\u003e Performance as hybrid art One-act plays Monologue and soliloquy Spoken word   \u003cb\u003e7. Writing for Digital Media\u003c\/b\u003e The dark side of digital \u003ci\u003econtent\u003c\/i\u003e Digital storytelling Video scripts for social media Writing for video games Writing for virtual reality Web 2.0 and journalism as conversation Online media toolbox Personal publishing   \u003cb\u003e8. Critique and Exegesis\u003c\/b\u003e Critique Referencing scholarly texts Referencing creative texts Analyzing your creative work Conclusions Critique writing toolbox Exegesis Exegesis research methods Identifying your exegetical thesis Hermeneutics and close reading as primary research Exegesis planning and structure Linking creative and scholarly writing   \u003ci\u003eGlossary of Terms Works Cited  Index\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738583707991,"sku":"9781350056688","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350056688.jpg?v=1791470510"},{"product_id":"complete-screenwriting-course-9781471801761","title":"Complete Screenwriting Course","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned to take you from the moment you first put your pen to paper to pitching and selling your completed screenplay, this is one of the most inspiring books on screenwriting you''ll ever read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePractical exercises will teach you the craft of writing for film and television, both mainstream and independent, the art of building your own plots, characters, dialogue and scenes. It gives you the skills you need to succeed and helps you critique your own work, meaning that at every step of the writing process you''ll be producing the best scripts you can.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is filled with essential writing tools, including techniques for overcoming writer''s block and how to find your unique voice. You will learn how to pitch and get your work optioned, how to work as part of a team and how to make the best use of social media - in all a comprehensive companion that you will keep coming back to as your career develops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eABOUT THE SERIES\u003cbr\u003eThe Teach Yourself Creative Writing\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739359457623,"sku":"9781471801761","price":17.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781471801761.jpg?v=1720052012"},{"product_id":"scenewriting-9781501352126","title":"SceneWriting","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou've got an idea for the next great screenplay. Maybe you're just getting started or perhaps you've spent time with other screenwriting books, and you have your hero's journey, plot twists, reversals, and cat-saving scenes all worked out. Either way, what stands between you and an outstanding finished screenplay are the blank pages that you must fill with cinematic life, energy, conflict, and emotion. So how on Earth do you do that?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe secret is \u003ci\u003escenewriting\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis thorough and effective guide will help the beginner and the professional master the most critical and overlooked part of the screenwriting process: the art and craft of writing scenes. With step-by-step instruction, and numerous exercises, you will learn how to transform an outline into a fully-developed script. Learn how to prepare scenes for writing, construct sparkling, naturalistic dialogue, utilize scene description and the unique structure of the screenplay format to maximum advantage, and pol\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ci\u003eScene Writing: The Missing Manual for Screenwriters \u003c\/i\u003edelivers on its promise to be an invaluable asset for beginning and intermediate writers of film and TV content and to teachers and students. The more advanced screenwriter would be well advised to sharpen their scene skills with this book. The casual reader will find the book diverting and entertaining. And in the academic setting the book can be useful as a part of a class on screenplay structure.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e * Journal of Screenwriting *\u003cbr\u003eBuy this book. Read this book. Then when you inevitably hit that moment in your screenplay where you're certain what you've written is garbage, read the book again. Chris and Eric break down the elements of screenwriting with deft humor and loads of insight, using spot-on examples from virtually every genre and subgenre you can imagine. Whether you've never written a screenplay or written dozens, \u003ci\u003eSceneWriting\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable resource. * David Walpert, Executive Producer (House of Lies, Veronica Mars, New Girl) *\u003cbr\u003eA multitude of books are focused on helping writers gain skills and solve problems relating to plot and story, but the audience ultimately judges their work one scene at a time, one scene after another. Perry and Sanders focus on these fundamental and often overlooked building blocks from which all scripts are built in an energetic and thorough style. * Jeremy Sheldon, Head of Development, Omeira Studio Partners, UK *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSceneWriting\u003c\/i\u003e is perfect for anyone wanting to turn their idea into a polished script. It brings logic to a craft that is often wildly illogical, and goes deeper than any book out there. * Jessika Borsiczky, Writer, Showrunner, Director (House of Lies, UnREAL, Lucifer) *\u003cbr\u003eThe book is well laid out so you can pinpoint where your weak spot is as a scene writer and then dive into those chapters ... Some polishing and description reduction and my scenes are actually amazing. * Phoenix Screenwriters Association *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSceneWriting\u003c\/i\u003e stands out among screenplay manuals for its unique and valuable approach in focusing on the style and structure of the scene rather than the screenplay. The helpful attention to the writing process and its accessible style make it a useful component of any aspiring screenwriter’s library. * Julian Hoxter, Screenwriting Coordinator for Cinema at San Francisco State University, USA *\u003cbr\u003eSceneWriting is a must read for screenwriters of all levels and backgrounds, regardless if you’re an established writer or just starting out… the key to a great script all comes down to writing great scenes, which is why Perry and Sanders have put together a highly instructive and invaluable manual for success. * Will Reiser, USA, Writer\/Producer of the film 50\/50 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSceneWriting: The Missing Manual for Screenwriters\u003c\/i\u003e is such a welcome addition to the world of books on screenwriting. Most books have a chapter or a section on writing scenes, but there are precious few titles that focus on this important topic. The authors present the material in an incredibly engaging, user-friendly style that is not just clear and easy to understand, it is is inspiring. The book kind of flips the model of most screenwriting books, because it centers its attention on constructing rich, active scenes but also gives ample time to other topics like dialogue, structure, and character development. The examples provided from contemporary films are effective in illustrating points and the authors' comments on them are enlightening. I am so glad that this book exists and have already started to implement some of the material into my classes. * David J. Greenberg, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, USA and author of Screenwriting For Micro-Budget Films *\u003cbr\u003eChris and Eric are story-tellers who know there is no formula for screenwriting, only the joy, delight, and hard work of making things happen and creating the people things happen to. * Susan Shilliday, Writer (Legends of the Fall, thirtysomething), Sundance Advisor *\u003cbr\u003eAn essential primer on the important foundational structure and elements that make a scene – and by extrapolation, a story – work. ... [D]eserves a place at the head of the table thanks to its crystal-clear explanation of the components needed to tell a well-crafted story and the roadmap it lays out to help every writer do just that. * Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/h2\u003eWhy a Book About Scenes? Planning, Drafting, Perfecting What is a Great Scene, Anyway?  \u003cb\u003ePART I: Planning\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 1:\u003c\/b\u003e What Do They Want And Why? What’s It All About? EXERCISE: Overarching Goal One Does Not Simply Walk Into Mordor Kinds of Scene Goals Objects Words from Others Getting Somewhere Completing A Task Qualities of Scene Goals Relatability Specificity Achievability EXERCISE: And… Scene.  \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 2: \u003c\/b\u003eWhy Can’t They Have It? The Universe Is Out To Get You You Can’t Share A Parking Space But I Thought We Were Friends Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! Things In Absentia It’s Not You, It’s Me EXERCISE: Exploring the Possibilities The Just Right Obstacle Resonance with World and Tone Resonance with Theme EXERCISE: What Story Does This Obstacle Tell? Time Isn’t On Your Side EXERCISE: Limit the Resources, And Pick  \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 3:\u003c\/b\u003e What Are They Gonna Do About It? Don’t Just Stand There, Do Something! You Talkin’ To Me? (Characters versus Others) You Can’t Argue With a River (Characters versus Things) I’m My Own Worst Enemy (Character versus Self) Getting By With A Little Help With My Friends EXERCISE: Exploring Approaches It’s Only a Mistake if You Don’t Learn From It Themes Like a Good Idea EXERCISE: So THAT Didn’t Work... Where’re You Going With This? EXERCISE: So How Does Your Scene End? Not All Actions Are Created Equal Cooking Up Stakes It Takes Two To Tango Matching World and Tone EXERCISE: One Full Approach  \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 4: \u003c\/b\u003eWhere And When Is It Gonna Happen? Changing Settings Does Not Necessarily Mean Changing Scenes It’s About Freakin’ Time EXERCISE: Identify Your Moment in Time Location, Location, Location! EXERCISE: Zooming in on the Precise Location Research and Destroy EXERCISE: Research and Character Preoccupations  \u003cb\u003ePART II: Drafting\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 5:\u003c\/b\u003e The Fundamental Tools of Scenewriting Show ‘Em What You Got Pacing EXERCISE: Basic Practice With Scene Description EXERCISE: Basic Practice With Dialogue  \u003cb\u003eChapter 6: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Art of Reader Engagement Make ‘Em Work For It EXERCISE: Mapping out a Treasure Hunt Nobody Expects The Spanish Inquisition! Shock EXERCISE: Leverage The Unusual In Your Scene Make ‘Em Wait EXERCISE: Setting Up Anticipation Feast Your Eyes On This! EXERCISE: Add a Little Wonder  \u003cb\u003eChapter 7:\u003c\/b\u003e The Unformatted Draft Let’s Get This Party Started When and Where Knock Knock... Better Late Than Boring EXERCISE: Writing the Beginning Scenis Morghulis: All Scenes Must End Reveals The Natural Ending The Cyclical Ending The Reversal Ending The Unexplained Mystery Ending Inviting The Reader Into The Next Scene We’re Closing Early EXERCISE: Writing the End In the Middle With You One Thing Leads To Another (But and Therefore) What’s at Stake EXERCISE: Filling Out The Middle  \u003cb\u003eChapter 8: \u003c\/b\u003eFormatting for Fun and Profit Courier? I Don’t Even Know Her! A Minute Per Page EXERCISE: Pick Your Software and Import Your Unformatted Draft A Slugline Says What? EXERCISE: Writing Sluglines You Lookin’ at Me? CALLOUTS Transition Callouts EXERCISE: Format That Scene Description You Got Something to Say? Wrylies Pauses and Interruptions MORE and CONT’D Trailing Off, Interrupting, and Talking Over Other Ways Characters Can Talk: O.S. and V.O. 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You Sound Just Like My Mom EXERCISE: Finding Your Voice The Rhythm Is Gonna Get You EXERCISE: Music in Dialogue  \u003cb\u003eChapter 12: \u003c\/b\u003eFinal Polish Once More With Feeling Scene POV Spotlight It Writer’s Commentary Poetic Impression EXERCISE: Write In The Feels Smooth It Out Eschew Impenetrability Avoid Ambiguity SProoffrreading Are Important EXERCISE: Line By Line, For Clarity Last Looks White Space For The Win Compressing EXERCISE: Expand And Compress Okay, Now What? Bonus Chapter: Expanding Your Development Circle Not All Readers Are Created Equal EXERCISE: Build Your Reading Roster Readings Are Fundamental First-Time Readers Slings And Arrows Prepping Questions Receiving Critique EXERCISE: Preparing For A Reading Found In Translation Collecting Waiting Translating Revising EXERCISE: Lather, Rinse, Repeat  Appendix A: References Appendix B: Course Adoption Guide A Scenewriting-Only Course Custom Modular Adoption Example Adoption Into a Pilot- or Feature-writing Course Example Adoption Into a Short Film Writing Course \t Acknowledgements Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739785965911,"sku":"9781501352126","price":22.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501352126.jpg?v=1720053139"},{"product_id":"the-science-of-writing-characters-9781501357244","title":"The Science of Writing Characters","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Science of Writing Characters\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive handbook to help writers create compelling and psychologically-credible characters that come to life on the page. Drawing on the latest psychological theory and research, ranging from personality theory to evolutionary science, the book equips screenwriters and novelists with all the techniques they need to build complex, dimensional characters from the bottom up. Writers learn how to create rounded characters using the ''Big Five'' dimensions of personality and then are shown how these personality traits shape action, relationships and dialogue. 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Kira-Anne Pelican draws on extensive scientific research available and presents dimensions of personality (extroversion, agreeableness, neuroticism, conscientiousness, openness to experience), providing their historical origins and examples of them in fictional characters — and providing insight that goes way beyond the standard Myers-Briggs diagram. She then breaks these down further into their various subtleties, belief systems, capacity for transformation, emotional arcs, mental illness, and the intriguing “dark” and “light” triads of personality.   Ms. Pelican does not present any kind of formula for creating character; instead, her book is a mind-opening tool chest for further investigation into the nature of humanity, a process that for a good writer never ends. * Paul Gulino, author of Screenwriting (2013) and The Science of Screenwriting (2018) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Science of Writing Characters\u003c\/i\u003e is an artful bridge between science and craft, thorough in both areas, and imaginative and insightful in connecting the two. The book’s introduction invites you to use it as you need: as a guide, as a toolbox, or as an academic core text. But however you will end up using it, you will feel supported every step of the way. * Raindance *\u003cbr\u003eThere is much here that is interesting and helpful, and all of it is thoroughly grounded in research. The book is essential for any writer ... 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Highly recommended for theater studies, traditional and modern cultural and literary studies, comparative drama, and global performance studies! -- Xiaomei Chen, author of \u003ci\u003eStaging Chinese Revolution: Theater, Film, and the Afterlives of Propaganda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTraditional Chinese theater is a different kind of theater that synthesizes a great variety of performance modes, making it both difficult and very rewarding to learn and to teach. Bringing together a wide variety of approaches and focuses, \u003ci\u003eHow to Read Chinese Drama\u003c\/i\u003e is an outstanding achievement. -- David L. Rolston, author of \u003ci\u003eInscribing\u003c\/i\u003e Jingju\u003ci\u003e\/Peking Opera: Textualization and Performance, Authorship and Censorship of the “National Drama” of China from the Late Qing to the Present\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerhaps the most helpful element in this excellent guide for students and scholars is its Thematic Contents list. By guiding the reader to related topics across its many descriptive and interpretive essays, it both demonstrates and provides access for understanding the richness and complexity of the Chinese theatrical tradition. -- Robert E. Hegel, cotranslator of \u003ci\u003eA Couple of Soles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/h2\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003eThematic Contents\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the How to Read Chinese Literature Series\u003cbr\u003eA Note on How to Use This Anthology\u003cbr\u003eChronology of Historical Events\u003cbr\u003eSymbols, Abbreviations, and Typographical Usage\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: The Cultural Significance of Chinese Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatricia Sieber and Regina Llamas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Yuan and Ming Dynasties: \u003ci\u003eZaju\u003c\/i\u003e Plays\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Western Wing\u003c\/i\u003e: Tale, Ballad, and Play\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilt L\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eIdema\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Yuan Zhen’s (779–831) “The Tale of Oriole”\u003cbr\u003e1.2 \u003ci\u003eStory of the Western Wing in All Keys and Modes\u003c\/i\u003e: “The Tale of Oriole” in Narrative Ballads\u003cbr\u003e1.3 *\u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Western Wing\u003c\/i\u003e: Student Zhang and Oriole on Stage\u003cbr\u003e1.4 Controversies in the Ming and Qing Dynasties\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003ePurple Clouds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWrong Career\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTiger Head Plaque\u003c\/i\u003e: Jurchen Foreigners in Early Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen H. West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2.1 Approaches to the Foreign\u003cbr\u003e2.2 \u003ci\u003eWrong Career\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePurple Cloud\u003c\/i\u003e: Jurchen Performers in the World of Entertainment\u003cbr\u003e2.3 \u003ci\u003eThe Tiger Head Plaque\u003c\/i\u003e: Jurchen Performers in Their Native Lands\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Pavilion for Praying to the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Injustice to Dou E\u003c\/i\u003e: The Innovation of the Female Lead\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatricia Sieber\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3.1 Guan Hanqing (ca. 1220–after 1279), Zhulian xiu (fl. 1270–1300), and the Acting Culture of Yuan \u003ci\u003eZaju\u003c\/i\u003e Theater\u003cbr\u003e3.2 \u003ci\u003eThe Pavilion for Praying to the \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e:\u003c\/i\u003e The Moral Suasion of Situational Ethics\u003cbr\u003e3.3 \u003ci\u003eThe Injustice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e to Dou E\u003c\/i\u003e: The Disruptive Power of Filial Remonstration\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e4.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Western Wing\u003c\/i\u003e: Theater and the Printed Image\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatricia Sieber and Gillian Yanzhuang Zhang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4.1 Image-Making Between Self-Expression and Commerce\u003cbr\u003e4.2 *\u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Western Wing\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eThe Deluxe Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (1499)—an App for Singing\u003cbr\u003e4.3 \u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Western Wing\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eThe Glossed Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (c. 1609)—an App for Role-Playing\u003cbr\u003e4.4 \u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Western Wing\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eThe Exclusive Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (1639–1640)—an App for Virtual Reality\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e5.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Orphan of Zhao\u003c\/i\u003e: The Meaning of Loyalty and Filiality\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShih-pe Wang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5.1 Historical Background\u003cbr\u003e5.2 \u003ci\u003eThe Orphan of Zhao:\u003c\/i\u003e How the Yuan \u003ci\u003eZaju\u003c\/i\u003e Play Dramatizes the Story\u003cbr\u003e5.3 *\u003ci\u003eThe Orphan of Zhao\u003c\/i\u003e, Wedge: The Confrontation between Good and Evil\u003cbr\u003e5.4 *\u003ci\u003eThe Orphan of Zhao\u003c\/i\u003e, Act 1: How the Orphan Was Smuggled Out\u003cbr\u003e5.5 \u003ci\u003eThe Orphan of Zhao\u003c\/i\u003e, Act 2: To Die or to Live On\u003cbr\u003e5.6 \u003ci\u003eThe Orphan of Zhao\u003c\/i\u003e, Act 3: A Play Performed for the Eyes of the Villain\u003cbr\u003e5.7 \u003ci\u003eThe Orphan of Zhao\u003c\/i\u003e, Acts 4 (and 5): Truth and Revenge\u003cbr\u003e5.8 \u003ci\u003eThe Orphan of Zhao\u003c\/i\u003e: Twenty-First-Century Adaptations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e6.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Female Mulan Joins the Army in Place of Her Father\u003c\/i\u003e: Gender and Performance\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShiamin Kwa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6.1 Xu Wei (1521–1593) and His Quartet of Ming \u003ci\u003eZaju\u003c\/i\u003e Plays\u003cbr\u003e6.2 \u003ci\u003eMulan\u003c\/i\u003e: The Two-Act Structure\u003cbr\u003e6.3 *\u003ci\u003eMulan\u003c\/i\u003e: Changing Clothes\u003cbr\u003e6.4 \u003ci\u003eMulan:\u003c\/i\u003e Gentle Men\u003cbr\u003e6.5 \u003ci\u003eMulan\u003c\/i\u003e: Happily Ever After\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Ming Dynasty and Early Qing Dynasty: \u003ci\u003eNanxi\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChuanqi\u003c\/i\u003e Plays\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e7.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTop Graduate Zhang Xie\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lute\u003c\/i\u003e: Scholar, Family, and State\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRegina Llamas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7.1 \u003ci\u003eTop Graduate\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lute\u003c\/i\u003e: Background\u003cbr\u003e7.2 \u003ci\u003eTop Graduate\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lute\u003c\/i\u003e: The Prologues\u003cbr\u003e7.3 \u003ci\u003eTop Graduate\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lute\u003c\/i\u003e: The Ungrateful Scholar\u003cbr\u003e7.4 *\u003ci\u003eThe Lute\u003c\/i\u003e: The Husk Wife\u003cbr\u003e7.5 *\u003ci\u003eTop Graduate\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lute:\u003c\/i\u003e Language and Comedy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e8.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Story of the Western Wing\u003c\/i\u003e: Traditional Kunqu Composition, Interpretation, and Performance\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph S. C. Lam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8.1 Storied Kunqu and Its Traditional Practitioners\u003cbr\u003e8.2 A Historical Account of Li Rihua’s \u003ci\u003eSouthern Western Wing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8.3 “Reading Li Rihua’s “Happy Time” and “Twelve Shades” as Kunqu\u003cbr\u003e8.4 Li Rihua’s Composition of “Happy Time” and the Reactions It Elicited\u003cbr\u003e8.5 Performing “Twelve Shades”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e9.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Peony Pavilion\u003c\/i\u003e: Emotions, Dreams, and Spectatorship\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLing Hon Lam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9.1 Under the Weather\u003cbr\u003e9.2 *Waking to Dreams\u003cbr\u003e9.3 In the Face of a Page\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e10.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGreen Peony\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Swallow’s Letter\u003c\/i\u003e: Drama and Politics\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYing Zhang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10.1 New Dramas and Old Interpretive Techniques\u003cbr\u003e10.2 A Dramatist’s Dilemma\u003cbr\u003e10.3 Wu Bing, Ruan Dacheng, and the Factional Struggles in a New Political Culture\u003cbr\u003e10.4 Weaponizing Drama\u003cbr\u003e10.5 The Suspect Author\u003cbr\u003e10.6 Evidence of Insinuation\u003cbr\u003e10.7 Spontaneity in Theater\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e11.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Much Desired Match\u003c\/i\u003e: Playwriting, Stagecraft, and Entrepreneurship\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eS. E. Kile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11.1 Li Yu: A Very Theatrical Entrepreneur\u003cbr\u003e11.2 \u003ci\u003eLeisure Notes:\u003c\/i\u003e Toward a Coherent, Up-to-Date, and Accessible Theatrical Experience\u003cbr\u003e11.3 How to Read an Opening Scene\u003cbr\u003e11.4 Love, Art, and Theater in a World Full of Frauds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e12.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeach Blossom Fan\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePalace of Everlasting Life\u003c\/i\u003e: History, Romance, and Performance\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMengjun Li and Guo Yingde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e12.1 Kong Shangren and Hong Sheng: \u003ci\u003eChuanqi\u003c\/i\u003e Plays as Alternative History\u003cbr\u003e12.2 \u003ci\u003ePeach Blossom Fan\u003c\/i\u003e: “Talk about Love is Simply Pointless”\u003cbr\u003e12.3 \u003ci\u003ePalace of Everlasting Life\u003c\/i\u003e: “With New Lyrics, (This Play) Is All about Love”\u003cbr\u003e12.4 \u003ci\u003ePeach Blossom Fan\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePalace of Everlasting Life\u003c\/i\u003e: Music as the Language of Love\u003cbr\u003e12.5 \u003ci\u003ePeach Blossom Fan\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePalace of Everlasting Life\u003c\/i\u003e: Performance as Political Remonstration\u003cbr\u003e12.6 \u003ci\u003ePeach Blossom Fan\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePalace of Everlasting Life\u003c\/i\u003e: Performance as Mediated History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Mid–Qing Dynasty: \u003ci\u003eZaju\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChuanqi\u003c\/i\u003e Plays\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e13.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSong of Dragon Well\u003c\/i\u003e and Other Court Plays: Stage Directions, Spectacle, and Panegyrics\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTian Yuan Tan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13.1 Contextualizing Wang Wenzhi’s Court Drama\u003cbr\u003e13.2 Wang Wenzhi’s Authorship of Court Drama\u003cbr\u003e13.3 Texts and Functions of Wang Wenzhi’s Court Drama\u003cbr\u003e13.4 In Praise of the Occasion and His Majesty: Functionalities of Court Plays\u003cbr\u003e13.5 Pageantry, Formulaic Sequences, and Visual Spectacles\u003cbr\u003e13.6 Engagement through Literary Elements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e14.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Eight-Court Pearl\u003c\/i\u003e: Performance Scripts and Political Culture\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrea S. Goldman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e14.1 \u003ci\u003eEight-Court Pearl\u003c\/i\u003e: The Script\u003cbr\u003e14.2 Suzhou School History Plays and Other Textual Antecedents\u003cbr\u003e14.3 Violence as the Solution\u003cbr\u003e14.4 Who Were the Disaffected?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Ming, Qing, and Modern Eras: Ritual Plays\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e15.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eMulian Rescues His Mother\u003c\/i\u003e: Play Structure, Ritual, and Soundscapes\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSai-shing Yung\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e15.1 The Iconography of Hell\u003cbr\u003e15.2 Zheng Zhizhen’s \u003ci\u003eMulian Rescues His Mother: Exhortation to Goodness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e15.3 \u003ci\u003eExhortation\u003c\/i\u003e: Structure and Plot\u003cbr\u003e15.4 Mulian Plays and Sonic Force in Performance\u003cbr\u003e15.5 The Soundscape of Exorcism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e16.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Hua Guan Suo\u003c\/i\u003e: Chantefable and Ritual Plays\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnne E. McLaren\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e16.1 Genres\u003cbr\u003e16.2 TheChantefable \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Hua Guan Suo\u003c\/i\u003e: Regionality\u003cbr\u003e16.3 \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Hua Guan Suo\u003c\/i\u003e: Central Themes\u003cbr\u003e16.4 Origins and Historical Development\u003cbr\u003e16.5 Authorship\u003cbr\u003e16.6 Performative Aspects\u003cbr\u003e16.7 \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Hua Guan Suo\u003c\/i\u003e: Example of a Prelude\u003cbr\u003e16.8 Chantefables and Plays: The Oath of the Brotherhood\u003cbr\u003e16.9 \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Hua Guan Suo\u003c\/i\u003e: An Example of “Ten Beats to a Line”\u003cbr\u003e16.10 A Play of Exorcism from Guichi (Anhui Province), Twentieth Century\u003cbr\u003e16.11 Guan Suo Plays in Xiaotun Village, Chengjiang (Yunnan Province), Twentieth Century\u003cbr\u003e16.12 Combat Sequences\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003eVisual Resources\u003cbr\u003eGlossary-Index\u003cbr\u003e*  Excerpts from those plays are also featured, accompanied by modern  Chinese translation and extensive annotation, in Guo Yingde, Wenbo  Chang, Patricia Sieber, and Xiaohui Zhang, eds., \u003ci\u003eHow to Read Chinese Drama in Chinese: A Language Companion.\u003c\/i\u003e New York: Columbia University Press (under advance agreement).","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083424440663,"sku":"9780231186490","price":29.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231186490.jpg?v=1725548897"},{"product_id":"robert-de-niro-at-work-from-screenplay-to-screen-performance-9783030479596","title":"Robert De Niro at Work: From Screenplay to Screen","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert De Niro at Work\u003c\/i\u003e is the first critical study to examine how Robert de Niro, perhaps the finest screen actor of his generation, works with screenplays to imagine, prepare and denote his performance. 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