Expressionism in Susan Glaspell's Trifle

Other Title(s)

التعبيرية في مسرحية (الأشياء التافهة)‎ لسوزان كلاسيل

Joint Authors

Wale, Kamal
Makram, Asma

Source

Al-Ustath Journal for Human and Social Sciences

Issue

Vol. 1, Issue 219 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.25-38, 14 p.

Publisher

University of Baghdad College of Education for Human Science / Ibn Rushd

Publication Date

2016-12-31

Country of Publication

Iraq

No. of Pages

14

Main Subjects

Literature

Topics

Abstract EN

The main purpose of this research paper is to show how Expressionism is influential to postwar American literature, especially to the one-act play entitled Trifles (1916) written by Susan Glaspell (1876-1948).

America witnessed a new period of special culture and art during the second half of the twentieth century, especially after the second world war.

The traditional forms of art have failed to satisfy the wishes and aspirations of the new artists who deliberately look for new forms to express their attitudes towards the new state of life to be lived after grave wars that have caused humanity great losses on many and various levels.

Thus, they have felt the need to break away with the existing traditional modes of expression.

Hence, there appears new dramatic movements like existentialism, surrealism and Expressionism.

The latter movement advocates the expression of the enthusiastic emotional state of the artist reacting to the anxieties of the modern world.

The title one-act play Trifles can be regarded as a very well example illustrating the aims of this new movement and anticipating its appearance.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Wale, Kamal& Makram, Asma. 2016. Expressionism in Susan Glaspell's Trifle. Al-Ustath Journal for Human and Social Sciences،Vol. 1, no. 219, pp.25-38.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-722168

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Wale, Kamal& Makram, Asma. Expressionism in Susan Glaspell's Trifle. Al-Ustath Journal for Human and Social Sciences Vol. 1, no. 219 (2016), pp.25-38.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-722168

American Medical Association (AMA)

Wale, Kamal& Makram, Asma. Expressionism in Susan Glaspell's Trifle. Al-Ustath Journal for Human and Social Sciences. 2016. Vol. 1, no. 219, pp.25-38.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-722168

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Text in English ; abstracts in English and Arabic.

Record ID

BIM-722168