Stanislavski's Legacy: A Collection of Comments on a Variety of Aspects of an Actor's Art and Life

by Konstantin Stanislavski and Constantin Stanislavski

Book Overview

Out of the large body of materials -- articles, speeches, notes and memoirs -- left behind by Stanislavski at the time of his death in 1938, Elizabeth Hapgood, his friend and translator, chose items which concentrate on the essence of his work. The result is a volume which supplements the other books he wrote, and re-emphasizes, sometimes in condensed and particulary vivid form, his views about acting, the theatre and life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878301275
• ISBN13: 9780878301270
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Mortalizes the Immortal

After having been tortured by actors discussing his approach to acting, I finally decided I wanted to learn about the man. Wow! This book is extremely interesting to read as it is a series of letters and essays from Stanislavski to his contemporaries. It was unbelievably humorous to listen to his discussion of Chekhov and imagine trying to conduct rehearsals with him sitting there watching.This book is broken into 5 major sections with different themes of Stanislavski's life explored in each one. Thespians will find his words inspiring, historians will find his words enlightening, and a normal person will find themselves better informed of the world of theater and what goes into preparing.I highly recommend this book.