An Actor Prepares

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An Actor Prepares

1989 Routledge paperback edition
Author	Constantin Stanislavski
Original title	Работа актера над собой
Translator	Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood
Language	English
Subject	Acting
Publication date	1936
Publication place	United States
OCLC	1090036
LC Class	PN2065 .S713 1936
Preceded by	My Life in Art
Followed by	Building a Character

An Actor Prepares (Russian: Рабо́та актёра над собо́й, romanized: Rabóta aktyora nad sobóy, IPA: [rɐˈbotə ɐkˈtʲɵrə nət sɐˈboj]) is the first of Konstantin Stanislavski's books on acting, followed by Building a Character and Creating a Role.^[1] Stanislavski intended to publish the contents of An Actor Prepares and Building a Character as a single volume, and in the Russian language. However, An Actor Prepares was first published as a single volume in English, and World War II delayed the publication of Building a Character for more than ten years.