Principles of Drama-Therapy

Finis Austin Stephen

Description

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. In approaching the subject matter of the pres ent volume the author is beset at once with many difficulties of exposition. The conception with which it deals is still young and so far as the gen eral reader is concerned there is little or no body Of past experience to which appeal may be made by way of illustration. Since this is the case, and since in the subsequent pages abstract reasoning must play a considerable part, it is best at once to define our terms and briefly to state the ques tion. What then is meant by drama-therapy?

Sujets

• Psychology
• Sociologie, société et politique

Informations

• Publié par: Forgotten Books
• Date de parution: 27 novembre 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780243659234
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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It is his purpose in the foll wi g pages to point out certa n relations existin etw n audience stage wh ch after reful considera ion would appear to render such an art or such a science as dra therapy something m o re than a mere dream In them the sub ect is de alt with as much detail as is consonant with clearness and with thefindings Of scientific inqui y and if the reader will follow the argument carefully with a nd unwarped by preconceived ideas the chances are he willfirative drama a c nd that is not o y a present possibility but that it poses also o y mere extension in the cation know laws wi lfind moreover that these laws themselves as well as their ex tended application through the mediu the stage are understandable and simple in the ex treme if thesefidings be sound and if the amelioration even the most minor disorders can in very fact be made an appanage of author ship is at once apparent that the subj ect Of drama therapy is o f prime importance not only to the writer and to all branches of the theatrical profession but to the general public as well It is because of such considerations that the

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C P HA TE I AC TO RS OF P ERS O AL T Y I HE E vola formidable array is today umes deali g with the ram but although the delineation human character is the aim the dramatic art few writers upon the subj ect have devoted any great amou t Of space to the consideration Of the one fundamental factor that is human personality itself This b asic error the present vol e hopes to avoid by con brieflyfifactor Of personali asrst the it appears in the individual secondly the factor Of personality as it appears in the group and final y after m o derately definite ide in r gard to personality itself have been formulated to de duce a method by which these ideas may pra tical application in dramatic composition in this man er the hances are that a discussion Of the laws Of d ama urgy will lead us into most interestingfields I f the reader were asked to define h man he would probably reply that it con sists Of body and m nd and his defin tion would be pe fectly ight as far as it goes the only trouble being that it does not go deep enou gh L these component partset us then examine personalit and see whether they may not be subj ected fu ther analysis