Thursday, 19 May 2016

Death of a Salesman - further observations

Hi everyone,


I started looking into a few more aspects that it would be good to discuss in our essays, and here's some starting points for you.

I haven't put them in the bars to the side because they take a little explanation.

To begin, I know we already discussed Miller's juxtaposing of time & space, but you'll want to read this article anyway.  Very good stuff.

I found a link on Naturalistic vs Realism theatre conventions, and while the lead-up explanation initially looks promising, it turns out to mostly be a lot of waffling smothered in smart words.  That said, the bulletpoints on Naturalist conventions are pretty thought-provoking, so scroll down to that.  The discussion responses to the initial post may also give some good insights.

A google search of Expressionism will also be quite telling.  Look up the Wiki page for what its purpose was; try to figure out the essence of this style and how it applies to our text.

That said, apparently Expressionism was developed as a departure from Naturalism and Realism conventions.  This is a great essay written on how Arthur Miller successfully uses both styles simultaneously.

That should be enough for now.  Enjoy!


- T. Marcus


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