The Anatomy of Dramatic Character
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4961395 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bert O States (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 86 |
| Publication date | 1985-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theatre Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-2882 • E-ISSN: 1086-332X |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3207186 |
| OpenAlex | W2318194702 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Very little in the study of the drama is as neglected as the phenomenon of character. We feel the force of its presence yet seem able to talk about it only in the vaguest of terms. Primarily, character is so elusive because it is at once cause and effect, both the fuel that drives the plot and a kind of exhaust or emanation given off by the plot. How can we possibly disentangle character and plot in an exchange such as this
Art · Character (mathematics · Geometry · Mathematics · Medicine · Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism · Theater, Performance, and Music History · Theatre and Performance Studies · Anatomy
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1997 - 2025 (29) |
| Highly cited | No |