REALIST DRAMA Prepared by Lea Turner REALISM IN

REALIST DRAMA Prepared by: Lea Turner

REALISM IN THEATRE § movement in the late 19 th century § steered theatrical texts and performances towards greater fidelity to real life (=natančna reprodukcija resničnega življenja) § describes life without idealization or romantic subjectivity § characters product of social factors and environment (naturalism) § stage life = everyday reality § catalyzing theatre (=poučno gledališče)

§ drama of ideas (=tezna drama) § psychological drama (=psihološka drama) § comedy of manners (=nravstvena komedija) § conversational piece (=konverzacijska igra) § comedy of ideas (=tezna komedija) Ø Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" (1879)

Themes n contemporary society n middle-class characters, situations, and problems n complex, three-dimensional characters shaped by their family and heritage n unhappy marriages, relationships, sex, prostitution, diseases, religious hypocrisy, social inequality

Characteristics n written in prose n realistic settings and natural speech, dialogue n natural movement, gesticulation and mimicry n unities of time and place n often takes place indoors n emphasis on the depth of characters n creates tension and focus (=izražanje z kretnjami, obrazom) (=enotnost časa in prostora)

Theatrical elements n stage settings accurately reproduce ordinary surroundings n attention to detail n electric lighting n box set (proscenium stage) n slamming doors

The well-made play (=dobro narejena igra) Ø Form of drama popular between realist playwrights § secrets known to audience, withheld from certain characters § expected, logical reversals, hero - successes and failures § the secret is revealed - the climax, the antagonist is revealed § the protagonist has dignity restored, receives reward § denouement is believable and logical

Realist playwrights § § § Henrik Ibsen Oscar Wilde George Bernard Shaw Anton Chekhov August Strindberg Maksim Gorky

GLOSSARY fidelity – natančna reprodukcija gesticulation – izražanje s kretnjami mimicry - mimika unities of time and place - enotnost časa in prostora catalyzing theatre – poučno gledališče The well-made play – dobro narejena igra

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