112 Pages
by
Routledge
112 Pages
by
Routledge
The Language of Drama
* applies contemporary linguistic research to a wide range of plays, soap operas and screenplays, ranging from Shakespeare to Stoppard, Coronation Street to The Archers * is written in a clear, user-friendly style by a practising teacher * is illustrated throughout with specially commissioned artwork by a Viz cartoonist * combines practical activities with texts, followed by commentaries and suggestions for further activities.
Acknowlegements. Introduction. Unit one: Are you sitting comfortably? Unit two: Realism: Telling it like it is? Unit three: presentation of character: non-standard language. Unit four: The protagonist. Unit five: Storytelling. Unit six: The grammar of sound. Unit seven:Book to film. Index of terms. Index of textx and writers. References and further reading.
Biography
Keith Sanger is Lecturer in English and Drama at new College (VI Form), Pontefract, and a team leader for AQA `A' Level English Language.
