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Reality and illusion in theatre - Blanche DuBois and her individual perception of life in A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
| Resumo: | This dissertation seeks to analyse the way illusion and reality converge in the play A Streetcar Named Desire1 by Tennessee Williams2. The protagonist Blanche DuBois will be the central figure of this analysis. Blanche´s personal perception of reality leads to ambiguity and a metaphormosis of f truth. The dissertation will explore whether Blanche DuBois can reveal a deeper reality to us. Quotes refer to the edition published by Reclam (Stuttgart, 2015). A staged example of the piece, in the form of the German production Endstation Sehnsucht3 (German title of A Streetcar Named Desire) directed by Lars-Ole Walburg4 will also be referred to. |
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| Autores principais: | Luz, Svea Sophie Pahlke |
| Assunto: | Illusion Utopia Reality Fiction Perception Truth Self Communication |
| Ano: | 2017 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório Institucional da UNL |
| Resumo: | This dissertation seeks to analyse the way illusion and reality converge in the play A Streetcar Named Desire1 by Tennessee Williams2. The protagonist Blanche DuBois will be the central figure of this analysis. Blanche´s personal perception of reality leads to ambiguity and a metaphormosis of f truth. The dissertation will explore whether Blanche DuBois can reveal a deeper reality to us. Quotes refer to the edition published by Reclam (Stuttgart, 2015). A staged example of the piece, in the form of the German production Endstation Sehnsucht3 (German title of A Streetcar Named Desire) directed by Lars-Ole Walburg4 will also be referred to. |
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