How to Write a Play

How to Write a Play - Letters from Augier, Banville, Dennery, Dumas, Gondinet, Labiche, Legouvé, Pailleron, Sardou and Zola

Introduction by William Gillette Letter from mile Augier Letter from Thodore de Banville Letter from Adolphe Dennery Letter from Alexandre Dumas Fils Letter from Edmond Gondinet Letter by Eugne Labiche Letter by Ernest Legouv Letter from douard Pailleron Letter from Victorien Sardou Letter from mile Zola Notes by B.M. The impression has always prevailed with me that one who might properly be classed as a genius is not precisely the person best fitted to expound rules and methods for the carrying on of his particular branch of endeavor. I have rather avoided looking the matter up for fear it might not turn out to be so after all. But doesn't it sound as if it ought to be? And isn't a superficial glance about rather confirmatory? We do notso far as I knowfind that Shakspere or Milton or Tennyson or Whitman ever gave out rules and regulations for the writing of poetry; that Michael Angelo or Raphael was addicted to formulating instructive matter as to the accomplishment of paintings and frescoes; that Thackeray or Dickens or Meredith or George Sand were known to have answered inquiries as to 'How to write a Novel'; or that Beethoven or Wagner or Chopin or Mendelsohn paused in the midst of their careers in order to tell newspaper men what they considered the true method of composing music. These fortunate peopleas well as others of their timecould so easily be silent and thus avoid disclosing the fact that they could notfor the lives of themtell about these things; but in our unhappy day even geniuses are prodded and teased and tortured into speech. In this case we may be more than grateful that they are, for the result is most delightful readingeven tho it falls a trifle short of its purpose as indicated by the rather far-reaching title. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 18230
Author: Gillette, William
Release Date: Apr 22, 2006
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Translator: Miles, Dudley H. (Dudley Howe), 1881-