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Method : How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act by Isaac Butler (2023, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-101639730761

ISBN-139781639730766

eBay Product ID (ePID)6057264825

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Book TitleMethod : How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act

Number of Pages544 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicTheater / History & Criticism, Acting & Auditioning, Film / History & Criticism

Publication Year2023

IllustratorYes

GenrePerforming Arts

AuthorIsaac Butler

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight16.7 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Reviews"Engaging and meticulously researched ... Butler's history is an indispensable account of a revolution in acting that ramified beyond the theater." -- Los Angeles Times "Thoroughly engrossing ... Butler makes an airtight case for the Method as an artistic revolution on par with other mid-century advances." -- The Boston Globe "Delicious, humane, probing." -- Vulture, Most Anticipated Books of 2022 "Meticulous, immersive." -- The Atlantic

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal792.028

SynopsisNational Book Critics Circle Award Winner, Nonfiction NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2022 BY THE NEW YORKER , TIME MAGAZINE , SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE , VOX, SALON, LIT HUB, AND VANITY FAIR "Entertaining and illuminating."-- The New Yorker * "Compulsively readable."-- New York Times * "Delicious, humane, probing."-- Vulture * "The best and most important book about acting I've ever read."--Nathan Lane The critically acclaimed cultural history of Method acting-an ebullient account of creative discovery and the birth of classic Hollywood. On stage and screen, we know a great performance when we see it. But how do actors draw from their bodies and minds to turn their selves into art? What is the craft of being an authentic fake? More than a century ago, amid tsarist Russia's crushing repression, one of the most talented actors ever, Konstantin Stanislavski, asked these very questions, reached deep into himself, and emerged with an answer. How his "system" remade itself into the Method and forever transformed American theater and film is an unlikely saga that has never before been fully told. Now, critic and theater director Isaac Butler chronicles the history of the Method in a narrative that transports readers from Moscow to New York to Los Angeles, from The Seagull to A Streetcar Named Desire to Raging Bull . He traces how a cohort of American mavericks--including Stella Adler, Lee Strasberg, and the storied Group Theatre--refashioned Stanislavski's ideas for a Depression-plagued nation that had yet to find its place as an artistic powerhouse. The Group's feuds and rivalries would, in turn, shape generations of actors who enabled Hollywood to become the global dream-factory it is today. Some of these performers the Method would uplift; others, it would destroy. Long after its midcentury heyday, the Method lives on as one of the most influential--and misunderstood--ideas in American culture. Studded with marquee names--from Marlon Brando, Marilyn Monroe, and Elia Kazan, to James Baldwin, Ellen Burstyn, and Dustin Hoffman-- The Method is a spirited history of ideas and a must-read for any fan of Broadway or American film., The critically acclaimed cultural history of Method acting--an ebullient account of creative discovery and the birth of classic Hollywood., On stage and screen, we know a great performance when we see it. But what is the craft behind authentic acting? More than a century ago, amid tsarist Russia's crushing repression, one of the most talented actors ever, Konstantin Stanislavski, asked this very question, reached deep into himself, and emerged with an answer. Now, critic and theater director Isaac Butler chronicles how Stanislavski's "system" was remade into the Method and forever transformed American theater and film. Transporting readers from Moscow to New York to Los Angeles, from The Seagull to A Streetcar Named Desire to Raging Bull, Butler traces how a cohort of American artists-including feuding mavericks Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg, and the storied Group Theatre-refashioned Stanislavski's ideas into techniques that would shape generations of actors and define the golden age of Hollywood. Long after its midcentury heyday, the Method lives on as one of the most influential-and misunderstood-ideas in American culture. Studded with marquee names-from Marlon Brando, Marilyn Monroe, and Elia Kazan to James Baldwin, Ellen Burstyn, and Dustin Hoffman-The Method is a spirited history of ideas and a must-read for any fan of Broadway or American film.