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Contents
Plot The Raw Material of Plot | 3 |
Character The Raw Material of Character | 34 |
Dialogue Talking | 70 |
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| Title | The life of the drama Volume 112 of Atheneum paperbacks |
| Author | Eric Bentley |
| Publisher | Atheneum, 1964 |
| Length | 371 pages |
| Subjects | › › Drama Drama History and criticism Addresses, essays, lectures Literary Criticism / Drama Performing Arts / Theater / General Theater |
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