Laughter in Churchill’s Top Girls : a metaphorical form of expression
Other Title(s)
الضحك في مسرحية شرشيل Top Girls : ضرب رمزي من ضروب التعبير
Author
al-Mashal, Madawi Abd al-Aziz Abd Allah
Source
Jordan Journal of Modern Languages and Literature
Issue
Vol. 8, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2016), pp.53-71, 19 p.
Publisher
Yarmouk University Deanship of Research and Graduate Studies
Publication Date
2016-06-30
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
19
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Abstract EN
The study at hand examines Caryl Lesley Churchill’s talent in skillfully employing an oral yet a nonverbal mode of expression on stage.
Churchill’s female characters’ laughter, in Top Girls, does not only metaphorically communicate their inner feelings and conflicts, but it also reflects universal human dilemmas and struggles.
Having consulted some physiological and psychological facts about human laughter, the present study investigates Churchill’s talent in using an oral yet a nonverbal mode of expression to highlight different human conflicts through analyzing these characters’ type, time, and place of laughter.
This article strives to decode Churchill’s female characters’ attempts to subtly express their bewilderment and pain not merely as women but as human beings.
Issues of human identity and human universal struggles are dominant throughout the play and are metaphorically conveyed in Churchill’s female characters’ laughter
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Mashal, Madawi Abd al-Aziz Abd Allah. 2016. Laughter in Churchill’s Top Girls : a metaphorical form of expression. Jordan Journal of Modern Languages and Literature،Vol. 8, no. 1, pp.53-71.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-968832
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Mashal, Madawi Abd al-Aziz Abd Allah. Laughter in Churchill’s Top Girls : a metaphorical form of expression. Jordan Journal of Modern Languages and Literature Vol. 8, no. 1 (Jun. 2016), pp.53-71.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-968832
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Mashal, Madawi Abd al-Aziz Abd Allah. Laughter in Churchill’s Top Girls : a metaphorical form of expression. Jordan Journal of Modern Languages and Literature. 2016. Vol. 8, no. 1, pp.53-71.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-968832
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 69-71
Record ID
BIM-968832