MAMET, David.
3 Uses of the Knife: On the Nature and Purpose of Drama.
New York: Columbia University Press , 1998.
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First Edition of David Mamet's 3 Uses of the Knife
First edition of this work about the necessity of drama to make sense of ourselves and our world. Duodecimo, original publisher's half-cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
From his unique perspective as playwright, screenwriter, and director of his own critically acclaimed movies, House of Games and Things Change, David Mamet presents a concise and provocative meditation on the role of drama in human experience. Drawing from his background as a playwright and screenwriter, Mamet argues that drama mirrors the essential structure of human thought and conflict, rooted in our innate desire to impose order on chaos. He contends that the primary function of drama is to reveal truth through conflict, stripping away illusion and sentimentality in favor of clarity and moral inquiry. Mamet’s style is polemical and often aphoristic, challenging conventional notions of storytelling and critiquing what he sees as the false emotionalism of much modern drama.
3 Uses of the Knife: On the Nature and Purpose of Drama.
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