Theatre Commitment by Bentley Eric (65 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good hardcover with dustcover. Text has some markings. Covers show minor shelf wear with some rubbing and scuffing. Binding is tight, hinges are strong. Dust jacket shows edge wear with some rubbing, scuffing and small tears. Previous owner's name is on the inside cover. First Edition.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: NF. 1st Edition. Stated first edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket. Sma ll bumps to the book's corners. The dust jacket has tear and frays at the head and heel of its spine. Rubs to its corners. Dust soiling to t he panels.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Stated First Edition. A nice copy - some dust jacket edge wear. 241 pages. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. There is wear around the edges of the DJ with some minor tears.

Bentley, Eric, 1916-. The theatre of commitment, and other essays on drama in our society. New York: Atheneum, 1967, stated First Edition, xi, 241pp., good dust-jacket with small tears and chips at bottom of spine, original price $5, very good green cloth, light wear. CONTENTS: Is the drama an extinct species? -- The American drama, 1944-1954 -- What is theatre? -- Taking Ibsen personally -- The pro and con of political theatre -- Letter to a would-be playwright -- The theatre of commitment. -- The publication in 1964 of Eric Bentley's magisterial The Life of the Drama established once and for all his position (if it had ever been in doubt) as our most distinguished critic of the theatre. It has become one of a series of stimulating, unconventional, deeply thoughtful and radical new looks at what makes up the theatre and the theatre experience which began with The Playwright as Thinker, continued through In Search of Theatre, and expressed itself in a series of memorable anthologies such as the volumes of The Modem Theatre and The Classic Theatre. As drama critic for The New Republic he established and maintained one of the few intellectually serious positions ever held in this dismal field in New York. The Theatre of Commitment, a long and brilliant essay, speaks for the problems of political engagement in the theatre, as exemplified in the work of Brecht, Peter Weiss and Rolf Hochhuth in particular. It is supported by a dazzling group of provocative pieces dealing with the most important general problems of the theatre, but always supported by the particular instances of which a life committed to the theatre (as is Eric Bentley's) has so many to offer.

Condition: Good. 1968. 1967 Reprint. 241 pages. Black pictorial dust jacket over black cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Ex-Libris and is stamped as such. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Condition: Very Good. First edition copy. . Very Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. (Theater, Drama, Criticism).

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. Dust jacket price clipped. (drama, theater, history and criticism ) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

hardcover. Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First. 241 pages. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. New York: Atheneum, 1967. First edition. A very good copy--foxing and staining to outer edges--in a very good wrapper.

hardcover. Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good(-). 241 pages. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. (a bit crinkled). New York: Atheneum, 1967. Near fine in very good(-) dust wrapper.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. First Edition. Owner signature. Near Fine book in a Very Good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($5 price intact). Published by Atheneum, 1967. Octavo. Hardcover. Yellow topstain. Book is very good with spotting to page ends. Dust jacket is very good. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Condition: Good. Shelfwear to edges & marks to cover. Marks/scratches to dustjacket, foxing on insider & scuffs/tears at edges. Tanning/foxing to textblock edges/endpapers. Lots of small stains on endpapers. Pen price mark on ffep. Foxing to pages. Text good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Illustrated by Bentley, Eric. Very good or better in an about Very good dust jacket. Dustwrapper has several chips/1" tears along both edges of front panel.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 241 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION with dust jacket plus owners stamp(s) / signature - will send out 1st class post.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

1st. ed. fine. d.j. little frayed. Please email for info concerning any book or dust jacket. If d.j. does not appear in description, it means there is no dust jacket. Photos on request. Some books may have remainder marks. Heavy and/or oversized books require additional postage.

hardback. Condition: Near Fine. and other essays on Drama in our Society. 1st ed. NY (Atheneum) 1967. Some staining to top edge, else near fine in slightly chipped dust wrapper.

First Edition. 8vo, pp. 241. Index. A nice copy in slightly chipped dj. Essays by the theatre critic.

Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A clean, unmarked and unclipped copy in a Brodart cover.

Unknown Binding. Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post.

Condition: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDFirst edition. Some wear to tips boards showing, else very good in edge-chipped nicked worn dust jacket.

Condition: New.

hardcover. Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First. 241 pages. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. (lightly edgeworn and with small stain at foot). New York: Atheneum, 1967. First edition. Near fine in very good dust wrapper. The author has signed his name in red ink at top of the title page. "Autographed First Edition" is also written in red on the front endpaper.

Condition: New.