The Semiotics of Theater

"The most thorough, systematic and convincing semiotics of the theater we have. . . . [L]ike those of Eco, it is an important conceptual synthesis, and a bibliographical gold mine." -Modern Language Notes" . . . impresses with its thoroughness and the informed perspective of its author . . . " -Theatre Survey" . . . a classic text . . . " -Theatre Research International"Immediately accessible to readers with some knowledge of theater but not much of semiotics. . . . For anyone with an interest in theater production and performance, or indeed theater history." -Marvin Carlson