Product Description

At last, Jean Benedetti has succeeded in translating Stanislavski's huge manual into a lively, fascinating and accurate text in English, remaining faithful to the author's original intentions within a colloquial and readable style for today's actors.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #115920 in Books
• Published on: 2009-09-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 708 pages

The Times
Stanislavksi was provocative, controversial - and, as An Actor's Work confirms, a genius.

Review

'A lively new translation by Jean Benedetti... Stanislavksi was provocative, controversial - and, as An Actor's Work confirms, a genius' - The Times

'A volume that clearly communicates the entire system ... it should be made required reading. - The Guardian

'Getting the system straight from the horses mouth ... An Actor's Work should be a manual not just in drama school, but but on any course where students are taught to assess texts and arugments critically' - Times Literary Supplement

'A landmark achievement in Stanislavski studies ... essential reading for anyone interested in acting, practically or academically, at all levels from schools to the industry.' - Times Higher Educational Supplement

'Benedetti, the author of several previous books on Stanislavski, has both improved and expanded upon the Hapgood editions, and the result is a longer yet much more readable text. ' – Libray Journal

'The twin bibles of acting books, Stanislavsky's An Actor Prepares and Building a Character, have been recently re-translated into a single tome.' - American Theatre'A far more authentic Stanislavsky.' – Laurence Senelick, Tufts University, Boston

'More complete, much more accurate, and more readable [than the previous translation].’ – Richard Hornby, University of California, Riverside

'Benedetti has done an excellent job... an elegantly presented and valuable volume... This volume is essential reading for anyone interested in acting, practically or academically, at all levels from schools to the industry.' - Times Higher Education

'...Jean Benedetti's translation is fresh, immediate, highly readable, very witty, and, above all, accessible.' - Dramatics 

'This volume is a must for theater collections.  Essential.' – CHOICE

Richard Hornby, University of California, Riverside, USA
More complete, much more accurate, and more readable [than the previous translation].

Customer Reviews

The best Stanislavski resource avaliable!
Jean Benedetti has spent decades writing on Stanislavski's work and has always produced concise analysis that sparks interest and makes the awkward translations of Elizabeth Hapgood bearable. But now, he's gone a step further and done his own translation which just brings the work to life! He presents the complex ideas in the manner Stanislavski intended, whilst always retaining his own style of translation. The 2 books were always intended by Stanislavski to be a diary, a practical guide that rejected abstract and insubstanital theory for actors, and Benedetti is not only the first translator to retain the origional message of the work, but also the finest in presenting it with previously un-translated notes from Stanislavski.
As you can tell, I would definatly recommend it for any drama student!