Crushed identities in jean genet’s the maids
Other Title(s)
شخصيات مسحوقة في مسرحيات (الخدمات) ل (جان جينيه)
Source
Annals of the Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University
Issue
Vol. 42, Issue - (31 Mar. 2014), pp.609-624, 16 p.
Publisher
Ain Shams University Faculty of Arts
Publication Date
2014-03-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
16
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The present study sheds light on Jean Genet’s craftsmanship of transforming a simple story that revolves aroimd the love- hate relationship between two housemaid sisters and their mistress into a comphcated philosophical issue vis-a-vis the crushed identities of the play’s characters: Claire, Solange, Madame and Monsieur.
The study also shows that the identities of the play’s characters are already crushed beyond repair.
So they are no longer in search of identities as some critics would like us to believe.
Genet’s dramatic achievement lies in his genuine move to elevate the reader to be able to catch the message of the Absurd.
As the paper will argue, the two maids represent human’s vain attempts to reach any sense of identity.
Every human is always a potential candidate to become Claire, Solange, Madame or Monsieur
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Udayli, Khalid R.. 2014. Crushed identities in jean genet’s the maids. Annals of the Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University،Vol. 42, no. -, pp.609-624.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-692689
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Udayli, Khalid R.. Crushed identities in jean genet’s the maids. Annals of the Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University Vol. 42 (Jan. / Mar. 2014), pp.609-624.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-692689
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Udayli, Khalid R.. Crushed identities in jean genet’s the maids. Annals of the Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University. 2014. Vol. 42, no. -, pp.609-624.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-692689
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Record ID
BIM-692689