The Carnival Motif in Pirandello' s Drama
Carnival as we now know it is a brief, merry respite from the ordinary. Celebration and splendor are its primary ingredients, along with impersonation, surprise, sensuality, and confusion. But carnival has its origins in ancient "calendrical" ceremonies and celebrations, important rituals...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
University of Toronto Press
1987
|
| In: |
Modern drama
Year: 1987, Volume: 30, Issue: 3, Pages: 414-425 |
| Further subjects: | B
Girard, René (1923-2015)
|
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | Carnival as we now know it is a brief, merry respite from the ordinary. Celebration and splendor are its primary ingredients, along with impersonation, surprise, sensuality, and confusion. But carnival has its origins in ancient "calendrical" ceremonies and celebrations, important rituals which attempted to appease the unknown forces by which life was ruled, rituals characterized by elements of violence and terror as well as resurgence and renewal. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1712-5286 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Modern drama
|
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/mdr.1987.0059 DOI: 10.3138/md.30.3.414 |