Stanislavski

Jean Benedetti

ISBN 10: 0878309845 / ISBN 13: 9780878309849

Published by Routledge, New York, 1988

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stanislavski
• Publisher: Routledge, New York
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0878309845
• ISBN 13: 9780878309849
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book
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Synopsis

A small jewel of a book, a knowleageable introduction to bothStanislavski's personal development and to the content and range of hiswritings' Theatre Journal' ¦shows the System to be a practical process - drama school students and actors will be grateful for it' Times Eductational Supplement'A carefully documented study of peak interest and value to every serious student of acting theory' ChoiceThe Stanislavski 'system' is still the only comprehensive method ofactor training we possess. His theories can be hard to grasp and manyacademic books are impenetrable on the subject. This is a concise bookfor students that presents a readable introduction to the life and workof Stanislavski. It shows the slow growth of the 'system', from itsroots in the tradition of Russian realism, to the various phases itwent through until the final emergence of the Method of Physical Actionin the years before his death.

Reviews

A study of the influential Russian actor/director. Stanislavski became a serious professional actor in the 1890s and established the Moscow Art Theatre. He studied and analyzed acting technique in order to develop his complex system to help actors find internal motivation for their roles. Stanislavski and his system became known worldwide, and he was a cult figure until his death in 1938. The first major English-language biography of Stanislavski in nearly 40 years, this is thoroughly researched and dense with quotes, many from original Russian sources. An important addition to theater collections, although the dry academic style will limit its audience to serious theater students. Benedetti has also written Stanislavski: An Introduction. A PBS special on Stanislavski is scheduled to air this spring, and Routledge will be releasing new editions of Stanislavski's own texts then, too.Ed. Marcia L. Perry, Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield, Mass.
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