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Leonard C. Pronko

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Description:The high comedy of Jean Anouilh has found a large and enthusiastic public over the past few years both in England and the United States. Oddly. despite critical and popular acclaim. there has been no full-length treatment of Anouilh in English since 1953, when his audiences outside France were small.This present work is the only comprehensive examination of this brilliant dramatist and his art which has been addressed to his new audiences in this country. Mr. Pronko's aim has been to write a self-contained introduction to Anouilh for the non-specialist. Avoiding critical pronouncements, he presents all of the plays of Anouilh in the form of interpretation and summary. His discussion of the playwright's chief dramatic ideas and of his purposes and development is not only admirably thorough and direct, but also makes lively reading.The first part of the book–"Dramatic Themes"–examines Anouilh's major preoccupations: Man's vision of himself and his place in the universe; the various illusory forms of love; money, both as symbol and as problem; and the question of social caste. In the second part–"Dramatic Values"–the author stresses the way in which Anouilh has handled themes that bear a more direct relation to his dramatic art: the theater as life and life as theatre; the meaning of Realism in the theater; the function of the characters; and the use of myth. Throughout, Mr. Pronko has sought to illuminate Anouilh's vision of Man. To that end he has written simply, clearly, and factually for both the serious student of drama and the layman. His book contains eight photographs.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The World of Jean Anouilh (Perspectives in Criticism, #7). To get started finding The World of Jean Anouilh (Perspectives in Criticism, #7), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 264

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: University of California Press

Release: 1961

ISBN: 0520010353

Description: The high comedy of Jean Anouilh has found a large and enthusiastic public over the past few years both in England and the United States. Oddly. despite critical and popular acclaim. there has been no full-length treatment of Anouilh in English since 1953, when his audiences outside France were small.This present work is the only comprehensive examination of this brilliant dramatist and his art which has been addressed to his new audiences in this country. Mr. Pronko's aim has been to write a self-contained introduction to Anouilh for the non-specialist. Avoiding critical pronouncements, he presents all of the plays of Anouilh in the form of interpretation and summary. His discussion of the playwright's chief dramatic ideas and of his purposes and development is not only admirably thorough and direct, but also makes lively reading.The first part of the book–"Dramatic Themes"–examines Anouilh's major preoccupations: Man's vision of himself and his place in the universe; the various illusory forms of love; money, both as symbol and as problem; and the question of social caste. In the second part–"Dramatic Values"–the author stresses the way in which Anouilh has handled themes that bear a more direct relation to his dramatic art: the theater as life and life as theatre; the meaning of Realism in the theater; the function of the characters; and the use of myth. Throughout, Mr. Pronko has sought to illuminate Anouilh's vision of Man. To that end he has written simply, clearly, and factually for both the serious student of drama and the layman. His book contains eight photographs.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The World of Jean Anouilh (Perspectives in Criticism, #7). To get started finding The World of Jean Anouilh (Perspectives in Criticism, #7), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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