Abstract
The specific qualities of theatre distinguish itself from any other literary genres. As a theatre presupposes performance, undoubtedly then, it must contain the factors that make it playable. The aesthetic constitution of a theatre and the characteristics of theatrical discourse, which, together with the aesthetic quality of theatre as a branch of literature, make the total charm of a piece of theatrical creation.
Highlights
There is a remarkable difference between a play and any other forms of literature
In the best plays the two are sustained throughout the course of the action in a fine tension of opposites: intrigue-demanding surprise, credibility demanding consistency. They generate a kind of “believable wonder”, which is the fundamental state of drama
“The plays of great dramatists—and it is possible to be a very great writer without being a great dramatist—are always better acted than read.”(Boulton, 27) The dialogue of drama is written on the page, but it must be spoken by an actor and staged by a director
Summary
There is a remarkable difference between a play and any other forms of literature. A play is not really a piece of literature for reading. In the opening part of his book, Boulton points out “a true play is three-dimensional; it is literature that walks and talks before our eyes” (Boulton, 3). It is read as something incomplete, rather than as a fully rounded unit, since it is only physical. It would seem more logical, to proceed on the assumption that a theatre text, written with a view to its performance, contains distinguishable structural features that make it performable, beyond the stage directions themselves. Theatre in nature is a kind of performing art
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