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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

AMERICAN DRAMA STUDY QUESTIONS

       1.      Why does Craig find human beings as distracting in a play? How does he develop his views upon this idea?

2.      What are three kinds of actors he suggests?

3.      Why do the critics of early twentieth century put emphasis on mask?

4.      What are the views of Vsevolod Meyerhold? What was his aim at creating a “new drama”? How do his ideas change in time?

5.      What were Lukács’ concerns in bringing drama to the working class?

6.      What are the premises of Italian futurist drama?

7.      What are the effects of WW1 on the theories of drama?

8.      What is the effect of WWII on the European experimental drama? Please explain in detail.

9.      What are the differences between dramatic theater and epic theatre?

10.  What is alienation effect and what is its significance?

11.  Why is it almost impossible to form only one definition of drama according to Martin Esslin?

12.  How does the nature of drama differ from other genres?

13.  What is the significance of suspense in dramatic structure? How should the chain of suspense be formed?

14.  Give a brief historical background of American “serious” drama.

15.  Explain the following terms: tragedy, melodrama, social drama, modernism.

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