Drama and intelligence : a cognitive theory /

Drama and intelligence : a cognitive theory /

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Author / Creator:	Courtney, Richard, author.
Imprint:	Montréal [Quebec] : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1990.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 190 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Theater -- Psychological aspects. Theater -- Philosophy. Intellect. Drama in education. Théâtre -- Aspect psychologique. Théâtre -- Philosophie. Intelligence. Théâtre en éducation. PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- General. LITERARY CRITICISM -- Drama. Drama in education. Intellect. Theater -- Philosophy. Theater -- Psychological aspects. Psychologie Philosophie Theaterspiel Kognitiver Prozess Theater Theater. Electronic books. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11176754

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ISBN:	9780773562530 0773562532 0773507663 9780773507661 9780773507661 0773507663
Digital file characteristics:	text file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Drama, as defined by Courtney, encompasses all kinds of dramatic action, from children's play to social roles and theatre. He shows not only that teachers have found educational drama and spontaneous improvisation to be an invaluable learning tool but that many skills required for work and leisure reflect the theatrical ability to "read" others and see things from their point of view. The main thrust of Drama and Intelligence is that drama can enhance and develop various aspects of intelligence. Courtney suggests that the "costumed player" must bring into play many levels of intelligence in the rehearsal and execution of dramatic acts and that such acts offer unsurpassed opportunities to practice and develop these cognitive skills. He uses the term intelligence to refer to the potential for specific types of mental activity and employs a theoretic-analytic method to view cognition and intelligence in a post-structuralist and semiotic mode. Courtney examines such issues as the relation of the actual to the fictional; the dramatic creation of meaning; signs, symbols, and practical hypotheses; and experi-mental logic, intuition, and tacit modes of operation. Drama and Intelligence will interest not only scholars and students of developmental drama, but also those in the fields of dramatic and performance theory, educational drama, and drama therapy.
Other form:	Print version: Courtney, Richard, 1927- Drama and intelligence. Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1990 0773507663
Standard no.:	9780773507661