Elements of style: two new books on theatrical design delve into many aspects of the craft. .(Book Review) (book review)
American Theatre, March, 2003
WHAT IS SCENOGRAPHY? by Pamela Howard, Routledge, New York. 129 pp, $24.95 paper. WHAT'S IN A NAME? ACCORDING TO London-based scenographer Pamela Howard--everything! In her new book What Is Scenography?, Howard poses the question that many members of the theatrical world may be too embarrassed to ask.
"It is not stenography, or sexography, or a spelling mistake," writes Howard. "It's not a new religion or even a new idea. It's just that I have begun using and speaking the name, and others do it, too." In well-organized, clearly written ...
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