writing of French Essayist and playwright? Albert Camus 12. What play is a parable without a message reveal a paradigm of human condition in which character exchange songs‚ accords of dreams and try to make the best of a hopeless situation? Waiting for Godot 13. What did Brecht intend with his alienation effect? Invigorating theatre practices that are utterly at variance with those used since Aristotle and abrasive humanism that reawakened its sense of social responsibility and help mold public
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Postmodernism in English literature. 1. Postmodernism in the English literature of the last decades of the 20th century. 2. John Fowles’s novels as an example of postmodern writing. In the 1960s the cultural layers changed and grew confused; the emergence of the mass media and the technological revolution changed the nature of culture and publishing. Here started the era of postmodernism‚ manifesting the philosophical‚ cultural‚ and political instability of the contemporary world‚ and the difficulty
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THE FRAMES THE FRAMES provide us with different ways of understanding the visual arts. USING THE FRAMES The meaning of the work is understood in relation to the sensory‚ felt or perceived experiences of the artist and the audience (the viewer) WRITING ABOUT ARTWORKS FROM THE SUBJECTIVE FRAME 1. Write about the emotion that the artwork communicates to you 2. Think about the connection between your life‚ feelings and experiences
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anxiety of existence. Beckett shows that internally Winnie is afraid of what cannot be predicted or controlled and therefore has her resort to trifles. Winnie’s dramatic story is centered on a famous quote from Beckett’s first published play‚ “Waiting for Godot‚” in “Habit is the great deadener.” Although this play is a comedy‚ there is a deeper side of the characters as well. It is funny in the aspect that both Winnie and Willie live in some strange universe unfamiliar to the readers and that they
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Theres no denying it -- everyone wants to be beautiful. A simple flip through any magazine confirms this as beauty ads for new hair products‚ cosmetics‚ and fashion fill every other page. However‚ beauty is not free‚ as it comes with a hefty price. Beauty causes people to suffer‚ so much so‚ that in the most extreme cases‚ the pursuit of beauty can be considered torture. Through looking at the evolution of beauty as well as a few authors opinions of the subject matter‚ it will become clear just how
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1. How does space perform? Space is shown as a vital factor in the directorial connection linking the performance and the audience. A live performance is established in a three-dimensional space. The research of any time of theatre history can show you that there has‚ and always will be‚ a manufactured advancement of the space in the theatre whether this be both traditional and informal. In every single case‚ “the audience member‚ the spectator‚ becomes part of the performance‚ and is therefore
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by Bram Stoker‚ and Nosferatu a film directed by F.W. Murnau. The use of intertexuality in Shadow of the Vampire is a key aspect which allows it to echo; themes‚ the gothic mode and issues that are present in the other two texts. Through a clear pastiche‚ Merhige produces a new text from the old. Immortality is a key theme which has been subverted from the physical sense through sucking blood‚ as it’s represented in Dracula‚ to the spiritual sense through art by producing a perfect film which
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CHAPTER 1 The concept of ‘Postmodernism’- A Theoretical Approach It is a cliché by now to say that we live in a postmodern world‚ and it is true that the word ’postmodern’ has become one of the most used‚ and abused‚ words in the language. Still‚ it is striking that not many people can say with assurance what this term actually means and involves. Some theorists suggest that ‘postmodernism’ refers to a mood or an attitude of mind‚ others define it as a literary‚ cultural
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How Language treats gender In Nights at the circus Gender is socially constructed and this theory is backed up in Nights at the Circus as gender role stereotypes are reinforced here. The main character Fevvers is objectified and portrayed as this creature with wings and magical powers‚ who is also described as large and having a ‘face‚ broad and oval as a meat dish’‚ which would typically be more suited and to a degree even complimentary to that of masculine traits. This both reinforces and challenges
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a series of related events‚ includes a sense of higher emotional levels‚ and have descriptions of events that show they are significant. Use of Pastiche: The pleasingly simple‚ hand-drawn characters and flat abstractly patterned backgrounds show the influence of German Expressionism‚ Persian miniature painting and shadow puppetry in the form of a Pastiche. It’s an experimentation with the traditional form of novel and literary forms. We see irony‚ humour and play when Marjane criticizes social practices
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