Stages of Struggle: Modern Playwrights and Their Psychological InspirationsMcFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 8 feb. 2008 - 206 pagini One way or another, all playwrights use their work to explore the issues that interest them. The characters in a play may trumpet their creator's political views from the stage, or an unusual structure or set design may result from the playwright's interest in theatrical form. It is also common, particularly in the plays of the 20th and 21st century, to see a playwright delving into psychological issues raised by his own mental struggles or those of people he loves. Luigi Pirandello, tormented by the schizophrenia of his wife and other family members, repeatedly explored the problems caused by different visions of reality. Noel Coward's self-obsessed characters reflect his own narcissism. Alcoholism is a recurrent theme in the works of many playwrights, including Eugene O'Neill, Edward Albee, and Brian Friel. Through their exploration of these issues and more, the great writers of the theater have turned suffering into art. This book looks at the work of 20 playwrights to see how their examination of the disturbed mind has influenced the modern theater. |
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... person who is obsessed with the theater and its performers , who identifies completely with a particular actor or a play . The performing arts can pro- duce a kind of neurotic adulation so that some audience members become obsessed with ...
... person the classic passive - aggressive behavior of using a passive action ( silence , pause ) for an aggressive intent ( to make another person suffer ) . An even more frequent example of passive - aggressive behavior is the person who ...
... person . Freud first described the phenomenon when dealing with his initial patients , and their ability to deal with difficult situations in their personal lives by trans- ferring the feeling from one area or person where it belonged ...
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Acknowledgments | 1 |
George Bernard Shaw The Gay Subtext | 9 |
Luigi Pirandello Schizophrenia | 26 |
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