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Dramaturgy of Form - Performing Verse in Contemporary Theatre (Paperback): Kasia Lech Dramaturgy of Form - Performing Verse in Contemporary Theatre (Paperback)
Kasia Lech; Series edited by Magda Romanska
R571 Discovery Miles 5 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Dramaturgy of Form examines verse in twenty-first-century theatre practice across different languages, cultures, and media. Through interdisciplinary engagement, Kasia Lech offers a new method for verse analysis in the performance context. The book traces the dramaturgical operation of verse in new writings, musicals, devised performances, multilingual dramas, Hip Hop theatre, films, digital projects, and gig theatre, as well as translations and adaptations of classics and new theatre forms created by Irish, Spanish, Nigerian, Polish, American, Canadian, Australian, British, Russian, and multinational artists. Their verse dramaturgies explore timely issues such as global identities, agency and precarity, global and local politics, and generational and class stories. The development of dramaturgy is discussed with the focus turning to the new stylized approach to theatre, whose arrival Hans-Thies Lehmann foretold in his Postdramatic Theatre, documenting a turning point for contemporary Western theatre. Serving theatre-makers, scholars, and students working with classical and contemporary verse and poetry in performance contexts; practitioners and academics of aural and oral dramaturgies; voice and verse-speaking coaches; and actors seeking the creative opportunities that verse offers, Dramaturgy of Form reveals verse as a tool for innovation and transformation that is at the forefront of contemporary practices and experiences.

Text and Performance in Contemporary British Theatre (Hardcover): Catherine Love Text and Performance in Contemporary British Theatre (Hardcover)
Catherine Love
R3,749 Discovery Miles 37 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A fresh approach to the theatre text for the Twenty First Century, including recent developments in the fields of technology, publishing and theatre-making. Intended for scholars and upper-level students of theatre studies and performance studies. Gives a much fresher and more comprehensive perspective than previous work in this area, particularly in regard to topics like technology and digital performance.

How to Write a Book - Step by Step Guide (Paperback): Bill Vincent How to Write a Book - Step by Step Guide (Paperback)
Bill Vincent
R176 R152 Discovery Miles 1 520 Save R24 (14%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Spoken Word in the UK (Paperback): Lucy English, Jack McGowan Spoken Word in the UK (Paperback)
Lucy English, Jack McGowan
R1,178 Discovery Miles 11 780 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Spoken Word in the UK is a comprehensive and in-depth introduction to spoken word performance in the UK - its origins and development, its performers and audiences, and the vast array of different styles and characteristics that make it unique. Drawing together a wide range of authors including scholars, critics, and practitioners, each chapter gives a new perspective on performance poetics. The six sections of the book cover the essential elements of understanding the form and discuss how this key aspect of contemporary performance can be analysed stylistically, how its development fits into the context of performance in the UK, the ways in which its performers reach and engage with their audiences, and its place in the education system. Each chapter is a case study of one key aspect, example, or context of spoken word performance, combining to make the most wide-ranging account of this form of performance currently available. This is a crucial and ground-breaking companion for those studying or teaching spoken word performance, as well as scholars and researchers across the fields of theatre and performance studies, literary studies, and cultural studies.

How Words Get Good - The Story of Making a Book (Paperback, Main): Rebecca Lee How Words Get Good - The Story of Making a Book (Paperback, Main)
Rebecca Lee
R290 R275 Discovery Miles 2 750 Save R15 (5%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'Any bibliophile will find many enjoyable nuggets in this compendium of book chat' Stephen Poole, Guardian 'An engaging little eye-opener about the publishing business, full of tasty nuggets about books, writers and their editors' Sunday Times 'Enjoyable ... engaging ... insightful' Independent Once upon a time, a writer had an idea. They wrote it down. But what happened next? Join Rebecca Lee, professional text-improver, as she embarks on a fascinating journey to find out how words get from an author's brain to finished, printed books. She'll reveal the dark arts of ghostwriters, explore the secret world of literary agents and uncover the hidden beauty of typesetting. Along the way, her quest will be punctuated by a litany of little-known (but often controversial) considerations that make a big impact: ellipses, indexes, hyphens, esoteric points of grammar and juicy post-publication corrections. After all, the best stories happen when it all goes wrong. From foot-and-note disease to the town of Index, Missouri - turn the page to discover how books get made and words get good.* * Or, at least, better

How Words Get Good - The Story of Making a Book (Hardcover, Main): Rebecca Lee How Words Get Good - The Story of Making a Book (Hardcover, Main)
Rebecca Lee
R384 Discovery Miles 3 840 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'A masterpiece' - Daily Mail 'A fascinating and funny look at what really goes into the making of a book' Sunday Times 'Inject this straight into my veins!' Lucy Mangan 'Engaging, informative, and fascinating!' David Bellos, author of Is That a Fish in Your Ear? Once upon a time, a writer had an idea. They wrote it down. But what happened next? Join Rebecca Lee, professional word-improver, as she embarks on the fascinating journey to find out how a book gets from author's brain to finished copy. She'll learn the dark arts of ghostwriters, uncover the hidden beauty of typesetting and find out which words end up in books (and why). And along the way, her quest will be punctuated by a litany of little-known considerations that make a big impact: ellipses, indexes, hyphens, esoteric grammar and juicy errata slips. Whoops. From foot-and-note disease to the town of Index, Missouri - turn the page to discover how books get made and words get good. Or, at least, better.

Burn After Writing (Celestial 2.0) (Paperback): Sharon Jones Burn After Writing (Celestial 2.0) (Paperback)
Sharon Jones
R313 R288 Discovery Miles 2 880 Save R25 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Lessons from Shakespeare's Classroom - Empowering Learning Through Drama and Rhetoric (Hardcover): Robin Lithgow Lessons from Shakespeare's Classroom - Empowering Learning Through Drama and Rhetoric (Hardcover)
Robin Lithgow
R3,774 Discovery Miles 37 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume explores the relationship between the emphasis on performance in Elizabethan humanist education and the flourishing of literary brilliance around the turn of the sixteenth century. This study asks us what lessons we can learn today from Shakespeare's Latin grammar school. What were the cognitive benefits of an education so deeply rooted in what Demosthenes and Quintilian called "actio"-acting? Because of the vast difference between educational practice then and now, we have not often followed one essential thread: the focus on performance. This study examines the connections relevant to the education offered in schools today. This book will be of great interest to teachers, scholars, and administrators in performing arts and education.

Polish Your Academic Writing (Paperback): Helen Coleman Polish Your Academic Writing (Paperback)
Helen Coleman 1
R214 Discovery Miles 2 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Struggling to find your academic voice? Polish Your Academic Writing gives you the advice and skills you need to write appropriately and impactfully and get the best grades in your assignments. Effectively make your point and answer the assigned question Build a solid and logical writing structure Perfect your paragraphs and make your sentences flow. Super Quick Skills provide the essential building blocks you need to succeed at university - fast. Packed with practical, positive advice on core academic and life skills, you'll discover focused tips and strategies to use straight away. Whether it's writing great essays, understanding referencing or managing your wellbeing, find out how to build good habits and progress your skills throughout your studies. Learn core skills quickly Apply right away and see results Succeed in your studies and life. Super Quick Skills give you the foundations you need to confidently navigate the ups and downs of university life.

The Way of the Fearless Writer - Ancient Eastern wisdom for a flourishing writing life (Hardcover): Beth Kempton The Way of the Fearless Writer - Ancient Eastern wisdom for a flourishing writing life (Hardcover)
Beth Kempton
R453 R368 Discovery Miles 3 680 Save R85 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A revolutionary approach to writing inspired by ancient Eastern wisdom, from the bestselling author of Wabi Sabi Join author and Japanologist Beth Kempton on a sacred journey to uncover the secrets of fearless writing which have lain buried in Eastern philosophy for two thousand years. In a radical departure from standard advice and widely-held assumptions about the effort and suffering required for creative success, The Way of the Fearless Writer will show you there is another way to thrive - a path of trust, ease, freedom and joy. Learn how to free your mind so your body can create, transform your relationship with fear, dissolve self-doubt, shift writer's block, access your true voice and bravely share your words with the world. This profound book reveals the deep connections between mind, body, spirit, breath and words. Offering a rare insight into the writing life and a host of fresh and original exercises, it will open your eyes to writing as a direct connection to life itself. Welcome to The Way of the Fearless Writer.

Gentle Writing Advice - How to Be a Writer Without Destroying Yourself (Paperback): Chuck Wendig Gentle Writing Advice - How to Be a Writer Without Destroying Yourself (Paperback)
Chuck Wendig
R395 R309 Discovery Miles 3 090 Save R86 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days
The Copywriting Sourcebook: How to Write Better Copy, Faster - For Everything from Ads to Websites (Paperback): Maslen Andy The Copywriting Sourcebook: How to Write Better Copy, Faster - For Everything from Ads to Websites (Paperback)
Maslen Andy
R461 R376 Discovery Miles 3 760 Save R85 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

It's OK knowing the theory, but when it's 9am and you have just been given until lunchtime to write some copy for a new sales email, landing page, press ad or brochure, what you really need is a shortcut.This book takes the grind out of planning and writing almost any type of copy by providing step-by-step advice on the best layouts, approaches and styles to suit everything from an email subject line to recruitment ad, direct mail letter or website. Prepared by one of the best copywriters in the B2B sector, this book also provides the reader with templates for 13 of the most common copywriting tasks for maximum effectiveness and speed.

Contemporary Australian Playwriting - Re-visioning the Nation on the Mainstage (Hardcover): Chris Hay, Stephen Carleton Contemporary Australian Playwriting - Re-visioning the Nation on the Mainstage (Hardcover)
Chris Hay, Stephen Carleton
R3,781 Discovery Miles 37 810 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

* The only book that provides a thorough introduction to the current state of play in Australian theatre, including coverage of previously marginalized voices; * Platforms previously marginalized voices in Australia, covering the work of writers of colour, queer writers and gender diverse writers; * Includes a series of duologues between major contemporary Australian playwrights which are provided in both written and podcast form.

Staging and Re-cycling - Retrieving, Reflecting and Re-framing the Archive (Hardcover): John Keefe, Knut Ove Arntzen Staging and Re-cycling - Retrieving, Reflecting and Re-framing the Archive (Hardcover)
John Keefe, Knut Ove Arntzen
R3,833 Discovery Miles 38 330 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

In Staging and Re- cycling , John Keefe and Knut Ove Arntzen re-visit and reappraise a selection of their work to explore how the retrieval, re-approaching and re-framing of material can offer pathways for new work and new thinking. The book includes a collection of reprinted and first-published (although previously presented) textual material interspersed with editorial material - reflective essays from John and Knut on these pieces from the archives and original essays from invited scholars that explore the theme of repetition and re-cycling. The project has a number of aims: to suggest how the status of 'new' with regard to academic and staged dramaturgical materials may be reframed; to re-examine these through certain lenses and concepts (re-cycling; re-working; the spectator; landscape, post- and other dramaturgies); to explore the possibilities of critique offered by particular modes of juxtaposition, dialogue and dialectic; to offer further provocations to received ideas; and to retrieve and re-approach material, once published or presented, that becomes 'lost' in archives or on library shelves. As shown here, the role of the hyphen acts as an indicator to the status of 're-' in relation to the 'new'. Written for scholars and academics, researchers, undergraduate and postgraduate students, and practitioners working in all forms for theatre and performance, Staging and Re-cycling suggests a new form of dialogue between work, authors and readers, and draws out threads that extend back into the past and potentially forward into the future.

Concise Guide to APA Style (Spiral bound, 7th Revised edition): American Psychological Association Concise Guide to APA Style (Spiral bound, 7th Revised edition)
American Psychological Association
R982 Discovery Miles 9 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Concise Guide to APA Style, Seventh Edition is the official APA Style resource for students. Designed specifically for undergraduate writing, this easy-to-use pocket guide is adapted from the seventh edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. It provides complete guidance for new writers on effective, clear, and inclusive scholarly communication and the essentials of formatting papers and other course assignments. New to This Edition: full color throughout content relevant to a range of majors and courses, including psychology, social work, criminal justice, communications, composition, education, business, engineering, and more a new chapter focused on student papers a sample student title page, paper, and annotated bibliography streamlined APA Style headings and in-text citations a new chapter on writing style and grammar chapters on punctuation, lists, italics, spelling, capitalization, abbreviations, numbers, and statistics the latest bias-free language guidelines new sample tables and figures guidance on avoiding plagiarism and self-plagiarism new reference templates and examples

Refining Your Academic Writing - Strategies for Reading, Revising and Rewriting (Paperback): Pat Thomson Refining Your Academic Writing - Strategies for Reading, Revising and Rewriting (Paperback)
Pat Thomson
R638 Discovery Miles 6 380 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

- This book provides doctoral and early career researchers with the detail needed to understand the importance of refining text, provides them with a language to take charge of refining practices, and a bank of strategies that can be adapted and built on. - Refining text is something that all doctoral and early career researchers need to learn and practice from the very beginning of the doctorate, not something to be done as the end of the last stage of 'writing up'. This is a message rarely given in academic writing books and advice materials. - The book offers an innovative framework covering foundation, generation and response. It covers these three stages as they relate to all academic writing at doctoral and early career researcher level.

Partners of the Imagination - The Lives, Art and Struggles of John Arden and Margaretta D'Arcy (Paperback): Robert Leach Partners of the Imagination - The Lives, Art and Struggles of John Arden and Margaretta D'Arcy (Paperback)
Robert Leach
R1,233 Discovery Miles 12 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Partners of the Imagination is the first in-depth study of the work of John Arden and Margaretta D'Arcy, partners in writing and cultural and political campaigns. Beginning in the 1950s, Arden and D'Arcy created a series of hugely admired plays performed at Britain's major theatres. Political activists, they worked tirelessly in the peace movement and the Northern Ireland 'Troubles', during which D'Arcy was gaoled. She is also a veteran of the Greenham Common Women's Peace camp. Their later work included Booker-listed novels, prize-winning stories, essays and radio plays, and D'Arcy founded and ran a Woman's Pirate Radio station. Raymond Williams described Arden as 'the most genuinely innovative' of the playwrights of his generation, and Chambers and Prior claimed that 'The Non-Stop Connolly Show', D'Arcy and Arden's six-play epic, 'has fair claim to being one of the finest pieces of post-war drama in the English language'. This study explores the connections between art and life, and between the responsibilities of the writer and the citizen. Importantly, it also evaluates the range of literary works (plays, poetry, novels, essays, polemics) created by these writers, both as literature and drama, and as controversialist activity in its own right. This work is a landmark examination of two hugely respected radical writers.

Property and Finance on the Post-Brexit London Stage - We Want What You Have (Paperback): Michael Meeuwis Property and Finance on the Post-Brexit London Stage - We Want What You Have (Paperback)
Michael Meeuwis
R1,220 Discovery Miles 12 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A guide to the contemporary London stage as well as an argument about its future, the book walks readers through the city's performance spaces following the Brexit vote. Austerity-era London theatre is suffused with the belief that private ownership defines full citizenship, its perspective narrowing to what an affluent audience might find relatable. From pub theatres to the National, Michael Meeuwis reveals how what gets put on in London interacts with the daily life of the neighbourhoods in which they are set. This study addresses global theatregoers, as well as students and scholars across theatre and performance studies-particularly those interested in UK culture after Brexit, urban geography, class, and theatrical economics.

The Classic Guide to Better Writing - Step-By-Step Exercises and Techniques to Write Simply, Clearly and Correctly (Paperback,... The Classic Guide to Better Writing - Step-By-Step Exercises and Techniques to Write Simply, Clearly and Correctly (Paperback, New Ed)
Rudolf Flesch, A.H. Lass
R370 R309 Discovery Miles 3 090 Save R61 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Every phase of writing is addressed in this authoritative, practical guide. Specific topics include: organizing information, discovering a personal voice, enhancing readability and checking grammar and spelling. Featuring hundreds of exercises and written in a relaxed, entertaining style, this is the perfect aid for the many Americans who wish to improve their communication skills in both their business and personal lives.

How to Write Reports and Proposals - Create Attention-Grabbing Documents that Achieve Your Goals (Hardcover, 6th Revised... How to Write Reports and Proposals - Create Attention-Grabbing Documents that Achieve Your Goals (Hardcover, 6th Revised edition)
Patrick Forsyth
R1,031 Discovery Miles 10 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Getting a message across on paper and presenting a proposal in a clear and persuasive form are vital skills for anyone in business. This book provides practical advice on how to impress, convince and persuade. This fully updated 6th edition now features even more practical exercises, useful templates and top tips that will help you to write succinctly and with impact across different media. How to Write Reports and Proposals will give you the tools to put over a good case with style. The Creating Success series of books... Unlock vital skills, power up your performance and get ahead with the bestselling Creating Success series. Written by experts for new and aspiring managers and leaders, this million-selling collection of accessible and empowering guides will get you up to speed in no time. Packed with clever thinking, smart advice and the kind of winning techniques that really get results, you'll make fast progress, quickly reach your goals and create lasting success in your career.

The Storytelling Workbook - A nine-week programme to tell your story (Paperback): Anthony Tasgal The Storytelling Workbook - A nine-week programme to tell your story (Paperback)
Anthony Tasgal
R310 R253 Discovery Miles 2 530 Save R57 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The Storytelling Workbook is a nine-week programme (based on Anthony Tasgal's 'rule of three') to help you learn to better tell your own narrative and present your story whether it be for your CV, your dating apps or your own personal writing. It is an entertaining, instructive and interactive guide to becoming a better storyteller across all facets of your personal and professional life. Including a mix of case studies, advice and exercises, this workbook is structured into three sections: before, during and after. In the before section, you will learn to free yourself from reductionism, obsession with numbers, facts, data and 'messaging'; in the during section, you will concentrate on finding simplicity, meaning and depth; while finally, in after, you will come to understand how to write less and think more and ultimately to keep writing again and again.

Burn After Writing (Skulls) (Paperback): Sharon Jones Burn After Writing (Skulls) (Paperback)
Sharon Jones
R361 R298 Discovery Miles 2 980 Save R63 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Writing Adaptations and Translations for the Stage - A Guide and Workbook for New and Experienced Writers (Hardcover):... Writing Adaptations and Translations for the Stage - A Guide and Workbook for New and Experienced Writers (Hardcover)
Jacqueline Goldfinger, Allison Horsley
R4,056 Discovery Miles 40 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The book is written by two highly experienced adaptors and translators from American regional and commercial theatre. The book takes into account the structural and artistic differences between adapting from different media into theatre (from film to theatre, from novel to theatre, etc). The book features interviews with a range of theatre practitioners versed in all aspects of writing and teaching translation and adaptation.

Book Writing Journal - Author Notes Guide (Paperback): Bill Vincent Book Writing Journal - Author Notes Guide (Paperback)
Bill Vincent
R295 R236 Discovery Miles 2 360 Save R59 (20%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
How to Write Differently - A Quest for Meaningful Academic Writing (Hardcover): Monika Kostera How to Write Differently - A Quest for Meaningful Academic Writing (Hardcover)
Monika Kostera
R2,411 R2,172 Discovery Miles 21 720 Save R239 (10%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Responding to the trend of formulaic writing in the academic community, How To Write Differently offers a refreshing approach to academic writing in a practical format. The book explores how, in order to write differently, an author needs to embrace complexity and alterity and write to be read. Highlighting the importance of bringing joy and enlightenment to readers rather than simply writing for the metrics, experienced contributors delve into the significance of poetry and idiom, writing from the heart and what to write about. Chapters also consider key practicalities such as, how to make an argument and not slide into reductionism? How to engage with literature without being dull and formulaic? How to describe important issues such as empirical research and insights? Finally, the book sheds light on the review process, where to publish, reflective referencing and how to revise your writing. Aiming to inspire academic writers and readers, while offering practical guidance, How to Write Differently will be a valuable resource for business and management researchers and students seeking to write in a new way.

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