Shelfmark
Kbb.4.37
Author
Title
On the art of the theatre / by Edward Gordon Craig.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : William Heinemann, 1929.
Physical description
xxi, [1], 295, [1] p., [16] leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
Note
December 1929 impression.
Note
First published 1911.
Note
"The publishers wish to state that this edition is in all respects (but for a new preface and two illustrations) identical with the second edition. A revised edition will be issued later."-- title page verso.
Note
Plates protected by tissue guards, with descriptive captions printed on the guards.
Note
Publisher's grey paper boards with black cloth spine lettered in gilt; upper cover with small oval "GC" monogram printed in black.
Formatted contents note
Contents: The artists of the theatre of the future -- The actor and the Über-Marionette -- Some evil tendencies of the modern theatre -- Plays and playwrights -- The theatre in Russia, Germany, and England -- The art of the theatre (1st dialogue) -- The art of the theatre (2nd dialogue) -- The ghosts in the tragedies of Shakespeare -- Shakespeare's plays -- Realism and the actor -- Open-air theatres -- Symbolism -- The exquisite and the precious.
Citation/references note
Fletcher, I.K. & Rood, A. Edward Gordon Craig: a bibliography (London: Society for Theatre Research, 1967), A13(o)
Provenance
Edward Gordon Craig collection.
Subject
Theater.
Subject
Theaters Stage-setting and scenery.
Subject
English drama History and criticism.
Subject
Stage design.
Subject
Theater Great Britain 20th century.
Added entry--name
Heinemann publisher.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B46503