This book is by the great theater director, K.S. Stanislavsky, who co-founded the Moscow Art Theater with Vl. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko and the actor and teacher who shaped a system of performing arts that has enjoyed worldwide renown for over a hundred years. 'The Actor's Work on Himself in the Creative Process of Embodiment' examines key issues in preparing an actor to embody a role: rhythm, plasticity, diction, and other principles of so-called scenic realism, which allow for dramatic and psychological authenticity in what is happening on stage. This work will be of interest not only to students of theater schools, but also to politicians, lawyers, and businessmen—that is, to all those whose work is related to public speaking, as well as to all lovers of theatrical art.

Konstantin Stanislavsky