Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 181 Archer, William 1856 1924 Play-Making: A Manual of Craftsmanship Reading ease score: 54.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Riikka Talonpoika, Ginny Brewer and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Play-Making: A Manual of Craftsmanship" by William Archer is a guide for aspiring playwrights published in the early 20th century. The book focuses on the art and craft of writing plays, addressing various aspects of playwriting, including themes, character development, and the intricacies of dramatic construction. The opening of the work presents a prefatory note emphasizing the originality and practicality of Archer's insights into playwriting. He acknowledges the existence of previous theories and rules but argues against the notion of absolute rules, stressing the importance of common sense and creativity in dramatic writing. The text outlines the structure of the manual, indicating that it will systematically address critical components of playwriting, like choosing a theme and developing characters while also recognizing the complexities inherent in creating an engaging theatrical narrative. Overall, the beginning sets the stage for a thorough exploration of playwright craftsmanship, aimed at guiding new dramatists through the challenges they may face in the creative process. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Drama -- Technique PN Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Teaching & Education 678692 655651 2024-10-05T06:59:05.551241 2023-10-05T07:19:53.811056 text/html text/html 650845 2004-01-29T23:08:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 242143 2004-01-29T23:32:48 text/html application/zip 334405 2024-10-05T06:59:16.847165 application/epub+zip 348626 2024-10-05T06:59:09.460228 application/epub+zip 331260 2024-10-05T06:59:07.930191 application/epub+zip 661999 2024-10-05T06:59:22.722113 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 604690 2024-10-05T06:59:15.892190 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 494051 2022-09-05T10:21:28.708656 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 611664 611597 2024-10-05T06:59:04.195209 2023-10-05T07:19:52.636988 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 612784 2004-01-29T23:08:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 235560 2004-01-29T23:32:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 612784 2004-01-29T23:08:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 235368 2004-01-29T23:32:48 text/plain application/zip 21256 2024-10-05T06:59:22.941114 application/rdf+xml 18236 2024-10-05T06:59:08.519410 image/jpeg 4134 2024-10-05T06:59:08.224203 image/jpeg 330761 2024-10-05T06:59:05.607251 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia