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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... story comment ironically on the sterility of Mr. Duffy and his cautious refusal of Mrs. Sinico's offer of love , and in that story alcohol becomes the magic potion which the lovers drink ; the story also ends with her death . In A ...
... story is of course from the Old Testament . George Balanchine cho- reographed a famous version of this same story , though here no children are employed in the cast . Britten's final opera , Death in Venice , most centrally exemplifies ...
... story - line when he began as a librettist rather than a composer . West Side Story , which premiered at the Winter Garden Theater in New York on September 26 , 1957 , had a book by Arthur Laurents and music by Leonard Bernstein ...
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Acknowledgments | 1 |
George Bernard Shaw The Gay Subtext | 9 |
Luigi Pirandello Schizophrenia | 26 |
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