{"product_id":"the-method-how-the-twentieth-century-learned-to-act-9781635574777","title":"The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to ACT","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe best and most important book about acting I've ever read.--Nathan Lane\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe World Only Spins Forward\u003c\/i\u003e comes the first cultural history of Method acting--an ebullient account of creative discovery and the birth of classic Hollywood.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Seagull\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eA Streetcar Named Desire\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eRaging Bull\u003c\/i\u003e. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStudded with marquee names--from Marlon Brando, Marilyn Monroe, and Elia Kazan, to James Baldwin, Ellen Burstyn, and Dustin Hoffman--\u003ci\u003eThe Method\u003c\/i\u003e is a spirited history of ideas and a must-read for any fan of Broadway or American film.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Isaac Butler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635574777\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsaac Butler \u003c\/b\u003eis the coauthor (with Dan Kois) of \u003ci\u003eThe World Only Spins Forward\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named one of the best books of 2018 by NPR. Butler's writing has appeared in\u003ci\u003e New York \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. Butler holds an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Minnesota and teaches theater history and performance at the New School and elsewhere. He lives in Brooklyn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39827815596147,"sku":"9781635574777","price":28.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e42887df-cef6-4fa8-998d-ecdeb4103337.jpg?v=1644577429","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-method-how-the-twentieth-century-learned-to-act-9781635574777","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}