Keir Elam showed how this new 'science' could provide a radical shift in our understanding of theatrical performance, one of our very richest and most complex f
The late twentieth century saw an explosion of interest in semiotics, the science of the signs and processes by which we communicate. In this study, the first o
The lat 20th century saw an explosion of interest in semiotics, the science of signs and processes by which we communicate. In this book, Keir Elam shows how se
This invaluable student handbook is the first detailed guide to explain in detail the relationship between the drama text and the theory and practice of drama i
"The most thorough, systematic and convincing semiotics of the theater we have. . . . [L]ike those of Eco, it is an important conceptual synthesis, and a biblio