Year: 2014
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Drama, due to its dual-medium nature, is a unique genre of literature, and is a genre that gains meaning in both textual and performance modes. This study considers the relationship between script and performance in terms of elements specific to either writing (i.e. typographical layout) or performance (i.e. visual elements on stage). Drawing on Reuven Tsur's theory of cognitive poetics, this study propounds any meaning created by an element in a script can be equally created in performance and vice-versa, regardless of how that element may appear restricted to either script or performance. The theatrical work of Samuel Beckett serves as a case study to demonstrate how information, cognitive effects, and meaning can be translated fully between writing and performance.
Author: Gregory J. Raymond
Institution: University of Windsor
Language: English
Topic: Samuel Beckett and Modernism
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W417092317