The Death and Life of Drama: Reflections on Writing and Human Nature

by Lance Lee

What makes a film "work," so that audiences come away from the viewing experience refreshed and even transformed in the way they understand themselves and the world around them? In The Death and Life of Drama, veteran screenwriter and screenwriting teacher Lance Lee tackles this question in a series of personal essays that thoroughly analyze drama's role in our society, as well as the elements that structure all drama, from the plays of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292709641
• ISBN13: 9780292709645
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"