{"product_id":"the-method-how-the-twentieth-century-learned-to-act-paperback","title":"The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to ACT - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIsaac Butler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Book Critics Circle Award Winner, Nonfiction \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2022 BY \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORKER\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTIME MAGAZINE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVOX, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSALON, \u003c\/i\u003e LIT HUB, AND \u003ci\u003eVANITY FAIR\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Entertaining and illuminating.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e * \"Compulsively readable.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e* \"Delicious, humane, probing.\"--\u003ci\u003eVulture \u003c\/i\u003e* \"The best and most important book about acting I've ever read.\"--Nathan Lane \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe critically acclaimed 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\u003e Now, 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\u003e Studded 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsaac Butler\u003c\/b\u003e is the coauthor (with Dan Kois) of \u003ci\u003eThe World Only Spins Forward, \u003c\/i\u003e which NPR named one of the best books of 2018. 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. His work as a director has been seen on stages throughout the United States. 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764580090144,"sku":"9781639730766","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ceaab7c76d28f383e9fbb1ac273e15b6.webp?v=1780252734","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-method-how-the-twentieth-century-learned-to-act-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}