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The "N-Word:" The Use and Development of the Term "Nigger" in African-American Culture, as Depicted in the Plays of August Wilson

January 10, 2011 - 3858 words | Linguistics » August Wilson

August Wilson represents the experiences of African-Americans in each decade of the 20th century in his Pittsburgh Cycle, a collection of ten plays. Throughout this canon, language is used not just as an important form of communication amongst the characters... Read Article »

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August Wilson African-American Experience Slang Pittsburgh Cycle African American Culture N Word

Freudian Theories Present in Leroux's "The Phantom of the Opera"

November 30, 2010 - 1387 words | English » Freud

The Phantom of the Opera was originally penned as a French serial by Gaston Leroux in 1909. It tells the story of a young man, Erik, who is born with a terrible deformity in his face. Erik is outcast by his parents, and eventually comes to live beneath the... Read Article »

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Phantom Of the Opera Leroux Freud Oedipus

Nora as a Doll in Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House"

March 31, 2010 - 2396 words | Theatre » Henrik Ibsen

In A Doll's House, Nora Helmer spends most of her on-stage time as a doll: a vapid, passive character with little personality of her own. Her whole life is a construct of societal norms and the expectations of others. Until she comes to the realization that her life... Read Article »

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Henrik Ibsen A Doll's House Nora Torvald Norway Krogstad Cummings Dream Helmer Theatre

The Development of Theatre: Peter Brook and the Human Connection

December 24, 2009 - 1622 words | Theatre » Peter Brook

An actor is on stage. He begins to speak, and as he does so the hearts of the audience wrench. The actor is pronouncing his love to a woman through song; or he is swearing revenge against the man who killed his father; or he is staring at the back of his best friends... Read Article »

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Peter Brook Brook Theatre Theater Antonin Artaud Theater Of Cruelty The Empty Space Empty Space Human Connection Aronson

Absurdism in Post-Modern Art: Examining the Interplay between "Waiting for Godot" and "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"

November 5, 2009 - 3587 words | English » Absurdism

Post-modern art is permeated by Absurdism. The Post-World War II Absurdist movement centered on the idea that life is irrational, illogical, incongruous, and without reason (Esslin xix). The ‘Theater of the Absurd’, named by theater critic Martin Esslin... Read Article »

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Absurdism Waiting For Godot Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close Post-modern Art Post Modern Modernism Post Modernism

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