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I am concerned about grammar and style in this article; while it is clear that you have put a lot of effort into research, I think it could benefit from a copyedit and additional sourcing. I also notice that you use "theater" and "theatre" interchangeably throughout the article. Can you pick one and
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I've listed this article for peer review because… I would like feedback as to what exactly, a reader, would like to learn about Epic Theatre. I have deleted the sub header "Dialectical" Theatre because I thought it was redundant. And I have added more about why Epic Theatre came about. I would like
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To answer your question about content, you cover the basics well. I think you could add information on the epic theatre practices of others you list in the lead, particularly Piscator. Did his theatre differ from Brecht's? If so, how? I also think gestus needs to be explored at least a bit in
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Three things I'd find interesting to add to this article if you thought it appropriate: expanding on Verfremdungseffekt and it's use in epic theater, any specific actors associated with Epic Theater, and what popular theater was like before and during the emergence of Epic
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Your use of notes and sources confuses me a bit. I'm not sure that how you cited is standard for Knowledge (XXG) or not. You may want to consult Amy. I just use the reference maker and it gives me the numbers like your notes section
282:"The term epic theater comes from Erwin Piscator who coined it during his first year as Director of Berlin's Volksbühne (1924-1927)." The phrase "epic theater" should be surrounded by quotations. 266:
The lede serves as an introduction to the article and a summary of its most important aspects; for that reason, I think that the current lede could be broken into separate sections.
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You have a great number of books cited and quotes noted, are there any relevant websites or journal articles online that people reading the wiki article can reference immediately?
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Your lead section is a bit lengthy. I think you can turn some of the content into additional section, particularly the last paragraph on what Brecht was rupturing from.
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As to organization, you might consider using sub-headings under Techniques, so that your readers might better navigate to certain techniques of interest.
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Your readability is is excellent. It was very easy to understand what you were discussing and you incorporated quotes nicely.
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use it consistently? Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.
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your techniques section, even though you list it in the lead and direct to its own page.
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The first paragraph reads like a large chunk of text. Can you split it up a bit?
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This section definitely needs more citations; I don't see any.
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As it is this is a very informative and well written article.
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