THE SHAVIAN THEATRE OF IDEAS (MODERN DRAMA) The predominating influence in determining Shaw to turn to the drama was the example of Ibsen and equally prominent was his love of debating‚ in which he had shown how irresistible it was for him to counter his arguments himself if no one else would. These influential strains compelled him to choose the kind of play in which the characters undertake this dual task of proposer and opposer. In 1892‚ he made it into Widower’s Houses‚ and thereafter‚ for
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CHAPTER ONE THE POETIC ART OF NARRATION 1.1 A Historical Perspective Narrative‚ as a generally conceived term‚ is the type of literary composition which recounts a single event‚ a tale‚ or a story constituting a series of events usually told in chronological order. However‚ in some types of narrative works‚ the focus is on the nature of the plot itself regardless of the criterion of ordering the events according to a preconceived plan based on chronological structure (Abrams and Harpham
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RADIO DRAMA by TIM CROOK Here are some horrible truths: Most radio drama is very badly written. Radio drama is an endangered species. It has never taken a hold of mainstream programming on commercial radio in the UK. It used to be the mainstream in the States and Australia but lost out to TV in the middle to late fifties. It is under threat within public radio services including the BBC because of the pressure of monetarist ideology and the fact that authors and radio drama directors have been
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Sameer Al- Shraah Broad Area reading list Dr. Thomas Slater Albee‚ Edward. The American dream ; and‚ The zoo story : two plays. New York : Plume‚ 1997. Davis‚ Jack. No Sugar. Sydney : Currency Press‚ 1986. Fugard‚ Athol. My Children! My Africa! New York‚ NY : Theatre Communications Group‚ 1990. ---.Master Harold-- and the boys. New York : S. French‚ 1982. ---.The Blood Knot. Cape Town : Oxford University Press‚ 1992. Miller‚ Arthur. Death of a salesman. Ed. Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea
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Coradella Collegiate Bookshelf Editions. Open Purchase the entire Coradella Collegiate Bookshelf on CD at http://collegebookshelf.net Contents Selected Poems. John Keats. John Keats. Selected Poems. Contents About the author John Keats (October 31‚ 1795 February 23‚ 1821) was one of the principal poets in the English Romantic movement. During his short life‚ his work was the subject of constant politically motivated critical attack‚ and it was not until much later that
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Part 1 – Individual Develop a kit which contains the following : * One song ( of a duration of 3 – 5 minutes ) and one poem ; * For the song‚ you may either retain an established tune and create your own original lyrics or create your own tune as well as original lyrics ; * Your song and poem must meet the requirements of the syllabus and the curriculum standards of the primary ESL Classroom; * Provide a brief rationale/justification for your selection. * One lesson plan for
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Introduction Vinegar Tom was written by Caryl Churchill‚ a feminist‚ in 1976 but set in the 17th Century. The play was inspired by the women’s rights act of 1970‚ and the discrimination of women. The title comes from the name of a horrible creature which is supposed to be a witch’s familiar. It is about how four naïve and innocent women’s lives are affected throughout the Salem witch-hunts. Modernised song‚ dance and rhythm are used to combine the horror of the past and attitudes which have carried
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An Inspector Calls Essay How does Priestley build the drama and tension in this extract? The extract is from page 47 starting ’MRS B: I’m sorry she should have come to such a horrible end. But I accept no blame for this at all’ In this extract‚ JB Priestley builds drama and tension through the use of dramatic irony. Mrs Birling does not realise until the very end of the scene that her own son is responsible for Eva Smith’s pregnancy. However‚ Sheila and the audience begin to realise this
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Performance Design - Essay nr° 1 A multifaceted subject : Performance Design Performance Design is a very inclusive subject which involves and interacts with several other academic fields. But more specifically‚ what is this discipline about and how can we better define it? In the following essay‚ I will briefly scrutinize the complex sphere of performance studies by taking into account some of the theories from the first theory course of Performance Design and some practical examples from our
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Classical Chinese Poetry Re-Created as English Poetry1 Roslyn Joy Ricci Centre for Asian Studies University of Adelaide Introduction The well-known Robert Frost2 witticism that poetry is what disappears in translation ’ is only valid if poetic translation aims to produce a perfect re-creation of the original‚ ’3 however‚ I suggest that successful translators re-create poetry in another language as opposed to translating it into a second language.4 The aim of re-creating poetry is to attempt
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