Παρουσίαση/Προβολή

(ΛΕ138) -  Βιργινία Ντάκαρη / Virginia Dakari

Περιγραφή Μαθήματος

This course aims at shedding light on the developments of postwar British drama in terms of both form and content. The disillusionment after the Second World War instilled a sense of discontent and alienation in the minds of a number of dramatists who strongly opposed the establishment and its political attitudes. The plight of the alienated modern human has been captured by playwrights like Harold Pinter and Samuel Beckett. Still others, like Edward Bond, Caryl Churchill and Mark Ravenhill, pushed the limits of representation and employed shock tactics in order to “attack” their audiences out of their complacency, raise awareness and impart social change. The representation of the family and different forms of sexuality will also be considered from a perspective that highlights the function of gender as an important constituent of plot, setting and the portrayal of character. Each play is analysed in terms of its social context: the influence of World War II and the unsettling of gender stereotypes; the impact of statutory censorship in theatre production and the role of cultural institutions, such as the Royal Court Theatre, in challenging it; the changes in family patterns; the increasingly consumerist lifestyle; and the impact of feminist, Left-wing politics are among the social and cultural aspects this course will tackle.

Ημερομηνία δημιουργίας

Παρασκευή 27 Σεπτεμβρίου 2019