Metatheater : illusion and reality in luigi pirandello's six characters in search of an author
Author
Source
Anbar University Journal of Language and Literature
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 23 (30 Apr. 2017), pp.216-230, 15 p.
Publisher
University of Anbar College of Arts
Publication Date
2017-04-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Metatheater is a reference to the self-reflexivity of the dramatic text.
It is a modernist device used to shatter the allusion that the text confers on the audience or the reader by calling his/her attention to the fact that this is not reality but a textual construction.
This interplay of reality and illusion in Metatheater is meant to explore the complexity of the modern life.
Major among the plays in this type of drama is Luigi Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author.
It illuminates the fusion of illusion and reality by exploring the metatheatrical device which is play within a play and try to touch the metaphysical imagination of the audience.
How the audience will experience Metatheater by feeling the boundaries between illusion and reality.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Majid, Mayy Ahmad. 2017. Metatheater : illusion and reality in luigi pirandello's six characters in search of an author. Anbar University Journal of Language and Literature،Vol. 2017, no. 23, pp.216-230.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Majid, Mayy Ahmad. Metatheater : illusion and reality in luigi pirandello's six characters in search of an author. Anbar University Journal of Language and Literature No. 23 (2017), pp.216-230.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-843774
American Medical Association (AMA)
Majid, Mayy Ahmad. Metatheater : illusion and reality in luigi pirandello's six characters in search of an author. Anbar University Journal of Language and Literature. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 23, pp.216-230.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-843774
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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BIM-843774