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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Three_Uses_of_the_KnifeThree Uses of the Knife - Wikipedia

    Three Uses of the Knife: On the Nature and Purpose of Drama is a book by David Mamet that discusses playwriting. In it, Mamet discusses the conscious and unconscious processes that go on in developing a work of art.

    • William Hutchings, David Mamet
    • 1998

  2. www.amazon.com › Three-Uses-Knife-Nature-PurposeThree Uses of the Knife: On the Nature and Purpose of Drama

    Jun 13, 2000 · Mamet distinguishes true drama from its false variants, unravels the infamous "Second-Act Problem," amd considers the mysterious persistence of the soliloquy. Three Uses of the Knife is an inspired guide for any playwright or theatergoer that doubles as a trenchant work of moral and aesthetic philosophy.

    • (339)
    • William Hutchings, David Mamet
    • $12.99
    • Vintage

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    Jan 1, 2001 · Three Uses of the Knife: On the Nature and Purpose of Drama. David Mamet. 3.85. 1,825 ratings204 reviews. The purpose of theater, like magic like religion… is to inspire cleansing awe. With bracing directness and aphoristic authority, one of our greatest living playwrights addresses the questions: What makes good drama?

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    Oct 11, 2011 · 3 uses of the knife : on the nature and purpose of drama. by. Mamet, David. Publication date. 1998. Topics. Drama, Drama, Arts. Publisher. New York : Columbia University Press.

  6. www.amazon.ca › Three-Uses-Knife-Nature-Purpose › dpThree Uses of the Knife: On the Nature and Purpose of Drama

    Jun 13, 2000 · What makes good drama? And why does drama matter in an age that is awash in information and entertainment? David Mamet, one of our greatest living playwrights, tackles these questions with bracing directness and aphoristic authority.

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    • Vintage
    • $15.55
    • David Mamet

  7. cup.columbia.edu › book › three-uses-of-the-knifeThree Uses of the Knife | Columbia University Press

    In three tightly woven essays of characteristic force and resonance, Mamet speaks about the connection of art to life, language to power, imagination to survival, the public spectacle to the private script. It is our fundamental nature to dramatize everything.

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  9. www.amazon.com › Three-Uses-Knife-David-Mamet › dpThree Uses of the Knife - amazon.com

    Apr 15, 1998 · In three tightly woven essays of characteristic force and resonance, Mamet speaks about the connection of art to life, language to power, imagination to survival, the public spectacle to the private script.

    • Hardcover
    • David Mamet

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