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A classic guide to dramatic writing now revised and expanded for a new generation of playwrights and screenwriters

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“I cannot emphasize enough the importance of this book. Always a classic on the playwright’s bookshelf; now that it has been substantially reorganized, updated, and rewritten for contemporary playwrights, I believe it is a must-own text for the serious dramatist.”—David A. Crespy,Writing for Performance Program, University of Missouri-Columbia

-- David A. Crespy
"It's great to see the granddaddy of all playwriting books back in action, more vigorous than ever in this newly revised edition, ready to mentor and inspire a whole new generation of young playwrights."—Paul Stephen Lim, English Alternative Theatre, University of Kansas
-- Paul Stephen Lim

Playwriting

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    A Paperback / softback by Sam Smiley, Norman Bert

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      Publisher Yale University Press
      Published 24 October 2005
      ISBN-13 9780300107241
      978-0300107241
      ISBN-10 0300107242
      Also in:
      Creative writing Theatre studies

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A classic guide to dramatic writing now revised and expanded for a new generation of playwrights and screenwriters

      Trade Review

      “I cannot emphasize enough the importance of this book. Always a classic on the playwright’s bookshelf; now that it has been substantially reorganized, updated, and rewritten for contemporary playwrights, I believe it is a must-own text for the serious dramatist.”—David A. Crespy,Writing for Performance Program, University of Missouri-Columbia

      -- David A. Crespy
      "It's great to see the granddaddy of all playwriting books back in action, more vigorous than ever in this newly revised edition, ready to mentor and inspire a whole new generation of young playwrights."—Paul Stephen Lim, English Alternative Theatre, University of Kansas
      -- Paul Stephen Lim

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