Topic expressionism-in_mourning_becomes_electra
•Download as PPTX, PDF•
0 likes•93 views
1. The document provides an analysis of expressionism in Eugene O'Neill's play "Mourning Becomes Electra". 2. It discusses how expressionism symbolizes post-WWI disillusionment and protest against patriarchal family structures. Expressionist works use distortion, exaggeration, and fantasy to convey subjective emotions and psychological states. 3. Key symbols of expressionism in the play include death, characters portrayed through masks, and the house represented as a tomb. The play illustrates expressionism's themes of anxiety, agony, and the distorted realities of death.
Report
Share
Report
Share
Recommended
Psychological analysis of ‘ Mourning Becomes Electra’.
Eugene O'Neill's play "Mourning Becomes Electra" explores complex psychological themes inspired by Freudian psychoanalysis. The play depicts a family, the Mannons, destroyed by sexual dysfunction and the Electra complex exhibited by daughter Lavinia towards her father, as well as her Oedipus complex towards her brother. Through characters like the cunning Christine and her disturbed children Orin and Lavinia, O'Neill dramatizes unconscious emotions and a series of violent killings that arise from the family's psychological aberrations.
Expressionism In the play ‘Mourning Becomes Electra’
This document provides an overview of Eugene O'Neill's play "Mourning Becomes Electra". It discusses expressionism as a modernist movement originating in Germany in the early 20th century. Expressionism rejects realism and naturalism, using distorted representations to convey subjective emotions and psychological states. The play is an example of expressionism, with distorted characters and dialogue expressing diseased minds and a case study for psychiatrists. It explores themes of family, guilt, incest, and death through the dysfunctional Mannons family after the death of the patriarch Ezra.
Mourning Becomes Electra
This document provides an analysis of the importance of portraits in Eugene O'Neill's play "Mourning Becomes Electra". It discusses how the play retells the Greek tragedy Oresteia and focuses on the modern Mannon family. It analyzes the male characters and their roles in society and military. It also summarizes the history of the Mannon family, how the family was torn apart by war and love, and how their struggles echoed the national conflicts of the time period. Finally, it discusses how the play uses "mask technique" to invoke the haunting ghosts of the deceased Mannons and convey that history and memory cannot be escaped.
Mourning Becomes Electra as a Greek tragedy.
This document summarizes key elements of Greek tragedy and analyzes how they are used in Eugene O'Neill's play Mourning Becomes Electra. It discusses the tragic hero Lavinia, whose tragic flaw is her lustful love for her father, which leads to multiple deaths in the family. It notes how O'Neill employs the character of Seth Beckwith to represent the chorus and comment on the action. While Greek tragedies often involved fate determined by the gods, O'Neill's work does not use supernatural forces since modern audiences no longer believed in fate in that way.
Mourning becomes electra
The article is a study of the play by Eugene O'Neil in the light of critical theory of Jacques Lacan.
Image of Family in "Mourning Becomes Electra"
This document provides an analysis of Eugene O'Neill's play Mourning Becomes Electra. It summarizes the fragmented and broken image of the Mannon family in contrast to an ideal family, exploring themes of love, betrayal, despair and the effects of war. It describes the main characters - the wooden daughter Lavinia, the voluptuous Christine, and Ezra Mannon who resembles his father and is driven by an Electra complex seeking revenge for his mother's affair. The document analyzes how the play draws from the Greek myths of Electra and Oedipus to portray the living death of Lavinia and the evil of love within the cursed Mannon family.
Mourning becomes electra
The play Mourning Becomes Electra by Eugene O'Neill explores themes of sin, guilt, incest, and the desire to escape to idyllic South Sea islands. The play is set in a repressive society and centers around the dysfunctional Mannon family, who are all trying to escape their fates and find freedom through sex, murder, and fantasies of the carefree islands. However, their actions only lead to more destruction. In the end, all members of the Mannon family meet tragic ends as they are unable to escape the web of incestuous desires and fate that has entrapped their family for generations.
Mourning Becomes Electra.
Mourning Becomes Electra is a play cycle written by Eugene O'Neil.The story is a retelling of the Oresteia by Aeschylus. The characters parallel characters from the ancient Greek play
Recommended
Psychological analysis of ‘ Mourning Becomes Electra’.
Eugene O'Neill's play "Mourning Becomes Electra" explores complex psychological themes inspired by Freudian psychoanalysis. The play depicts a family, the Mannons, destroyed by sexual dysfunction and the Electra complex exhibited by daughter Lavinia towards her father, as well as her Oedipus complex towards her brother. Through characters like the cunning Christine and her disturbed children Orin and Lavinia, O'Neill dramatizes unconscious emotions and a series of violent killings that arise from the family's psychological aberrations.
Expressionism In the play ‘Mourning Becomes Electra’
This document provides an overview of Eugene O'Neill's play "Mourning Becomes Electra". It discusses expressionism as a modernist movement originating in Germany in the early 20th century. Expressionism rejects realism and naturalism, using distorted representations to convey subjective emotions and psychological states. The play is an example of expressionism, with distorted characters and dialogue expressing diseased minds and a case study for psychiatrists. It explores themes of family, guilt, incest, and death through the dysfunctional Mannons family after the death of the patriarch Ezra.
Mourning Becomes Electra
This document provides an analysis of the importance of portraits in Eugene O'Neill's play "Mourning Becomes Electra". It discusses how the play retells the Greek tragedy Oresteia and focuses on the modern Mannon family. It analyzes the male characters and their roles in society and military. It also summarizes the history of the Mannon family, how the family was torn apart by war and love, and how their struggles echoed the national conflicts of the time period. Finally, it discusses how the play uses "mask technique" to invoke the haunting ghosts of the deceased Mannons and convey that history and memory cannot be escaped.
Mourning Becomes Electra as a Greek tragedy.
This document summarizes key elements of Greek tragedy and analyzes how they are used in Eugene O'Neill's play Mourning Becomes Electra. It discusses the tragic hero Lavinia, whose tragic flaw is her lustful love for her father, which leads to multiple deaths in the family. It notes how O'Neill employs the character of Seth Beckwith to represent the chorus and comment on the action. While Greek tragedies often involved fate determined by the gods, O'Neill's work does not use supernatural forces since modern audiences no longer believed in fate in that way.
Mourning becomes electra
The article is a study of the play by Eugene O'Neil in the light of critical theory of Jacques Lacan.
Image of Family in "Mourning Becomes Electra"
This document provides an analysis of Eugene O'Neill's play Mourning Becomes Electra. It summarizes the fragmented and broken image of the Mannon family in contrast to an ideal family, exploring themes of love, betrayal, despair and the effects of war. It describes the main characters - the wooden daughter Lavinia, the voluptuous Christine, and Ezra Mannon who resembles his father and is driven by an Electra complex seeking revenge for his mother's affair. The document analyzes how the play draws from the Greek myths of Electra and Oedipus to portray the living death of Lavinia and the evil of love within the cursed Mannon family.
Mourning becomes electra
The play Mourning Becomes Electra by Eugene O'Neill explores themes of sin, guilt, incest, and the desire to escape to idyllic South Sea islands. The play is set in a repressive society and centers around the dysfunctional Mannon family, who are all trying to escape their fates and find freedom through sex, murder, and fantasies of the carefree islands. However, their actions only lead to more destruction. In the end, all members of the Mannon family meet tragic ends as they are unable to escape the web of incestuous desires and fate that has entrapped their family for generations.
Mourning Becomes Electra.
Mourning Becomes Electra is a play cycle written by Eugene O'Neil.The story is a retelling of the Oresteia by Aeschylus. The characters parallel characters from the ancient Greek play
The Fall of House of Usher
Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet and editor born in 1809 in Boston. He was orphaned as a child and was raised by John Allan, a wealthy tobacco merchant, in Virginia. Poe attended the University of Virginia but had to drop out due to gambling debts. He later tried to join the military and published several volumes of poetry. He gained fame as a writer of short stories including "The Fall of the House of Usher", which tells the story of a man visiting his childhood friend Roderick Usher and his sister Madeline at their crumbling mansion. Strange events occur, including Madeline being buried alive, which lead to the collapse of the house and the deaths of Roderick
Sylvia Plath
This document provides a biography of poet Sylvia Plath. It details key events in her life, including her childhood in Massachusetts, education at Smith College where she struggled with mental health issues, marriage to fellow poet Ted Hughes, and career writing poetry. It notes her works were not widely appreciated until after her death by suicide in 1963 at age 30. She dealt with ongoing depression and mental health issues throughout her life that were reflected in her poetry dealing with themes of death, self-dissatisfaction, and troubled relationships.
Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein at a young age while staying with Lord Byron. She was influenced to write a ghost story during this time. Mary was the daughter of pioneering feminist Mary Wollstonecraft and political philosopher William Godwin. She married Percy Shelley when she was 17, though he was already married. Together they had close friends in Lord Byron and John Polidori, with whom they swapped ghost stories in Switzerland, inspiring Frankenstein. The novel became a classic of Romantic literature.
Analysis of Frankenstein
Mary Shelley was a famous English novelist best known for her novel Frankenstein. She was born in 1797 in London to radical philosopher parents. Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein who creates a monster that becomes violent and destructive. The novel has three intersecting narratives - the story of explorer Robert Walton who discovers Victor, Victor's story of creating the monster and being driven to ruin by it, and the monster's own narrative as he interacts with people but is shunned due to his appearance. The novel explores themes of the dangers of science, the monstrosity of man, and the nature of good and evil.
Sylvia plath and mirror
Sylvia Plath was an American poet born in 1932 in Boston. She excelled as a student but suffered mental and emotional exhaustion in her youth, attempting suicide for the first time. She met and married fellow poet Ted Hughes in 1956 after winning a Fulbright scholarship to study in England. Their relationship was passionate but tumultuous. In 1963, after discovering Ted's affair and separating from him, Plath took her own life at age 30, leaving behind two young children. She is now regarded as one of the most influential poets of the 20th century.
Confession in sylvia plath’s poetry
Sylvia Plath's confessional poetry focused on intimate, taboo subjects like death, trauma, and depression from a first-person perspective that blurred the lines between Plath and the speaker. This style emerged in the 1950s with poets like Robert Lowell who shared their personal experiences. Plath's poems used lyrical craftsmanship to manipulate terrifying experiences like madness through poems alluding to her father's death and suicide attempts. While Plath felt one should control experiences through an informed mind, some critics argued poems like "Daddy" and "The Tour" revealed a need for complete control through their frantic pace and images.
Sylvia plath
Sylvia Plath was an American poet and author who committed suicide in 1963 at the age of 30. Some of her most famous works include the poems "Daddy" and "Lady Lazarus" as well as her only novel, The Bell Jar, which was published under a pseudonym and dealt with her own experiences with mental illness. Plath married fellow poet Ted Hughes in 1956, but they divorced in 1963 after he had an affair with another woman. Plath took her own life shortly after by putting her head in a gas oven, leaving her two young children. Her death and troubled relationship with Hughes have been topics of discussion and controversy among literary scholars.
Story Of An Hour - Kate Chopin
The document provides background information on Kate Chopin and her short story "The Story of an Hour". It discusses that Chopin was born in 1850 in St. Louis and started writing later in life. The story, published in 1894, is about a woman named Louise Mallard who discovers her own identity upon believing her husband has died in an accident. However, the story takes an ironic turn when her husband returns, alive. The document outlines themes of the story like female self-discovery and identity.
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
1. Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein in 1816 after a stormy summer in Switzerland with Lord Byron and her husband Percy Shelley.
2. The group decided to have a contest to see who could write the best horror story after being trapped indoors by a storm and telling ghost stories.
3. This inspired Mary to write Frankenstein, about a scientist who creates life from dead body parts but cannot control his creation.
4. Frankenstein was published anonymously in 1818 and was an early example of science fiction.
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe experienced many personal tragedies throughout his life that influenced his dark writing. He was orphaned as a child and struggled with alcoholism. His wife Virginia died slowly of tuberculosis at a young age, as did his brother and foster father. Poe frequently wrote about themes of death, horror, tragedy, and lost love. His works like "The Fall of the House of Usher" and the poem "Alone" depict gloomy, mysterious settings and characters suffering misfortune. Despite his difficulties, Poe produced many poems, short stories, and literary critiques that established him as an influential American author.
The brontë sisters, powerpoint presentation
The document summarizes information about the Brontë sisters - Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë. It provides background on their famous novels including Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights and Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre. It then shares photos taken in Haworth, Yorkshire, England where the sisters grew up, which was an inspiration for the moody, Gothic settings of their novels. Key themes in their works included nature, cruelty, passion, and the struggle for women's rights.
The Magic Barrel by Bernard Malamud
The title story focuses on the unlikely relationship of Leo Finkle, an unmarried rabbinical student, and Pinye Salzman, a colorful marriage broker. Finkle has spent most of life with his nose buried in books and therefore isn’t well-educated in life itself. However, Finkle has a greater interest – the art of romance. He engages the services of Salzman, who shows Finkle a number of potential brides from his "magic barrel" but with each picture Finkle grows more uninterested. After Salzman convinces him to meet Lily Hirschorn, Finkle realizes his life is truly empty and lacking the passion to love God or humanity. When Finkle discovers a picture of Salzman’s daughter and sees her suffering, he sets out on a new mission to save her.
Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath was a renowned American poet born in 1932 in Boston. She had a difficult childhood after her father died when she was young. Plath published poems during her time in college and later married fellow poet Ted Hughes in 1956. After having two children, her marriage ended in separation and she wrote her famous collection Ariel before committing suicide in 1963. The poem "Morning Song" depicts Plath expressing her intense love and responsibility for her newborn child as a mother.
Emily bronte
Emily Brontë was an English novelist and poet born in 1818 in Yorkshire, England. She is best known for her only novel Wuthering Heights, now considered a classic of English literature. Brontë died young at age 30 of tuberculosis after catching a cold at her brother's funeral. As she declined in health, she refused medical help. On her deathbed, she finally asked for a doctor but it was too late, and she passed away later that day at Haworth Parsonage, leaving behind her legendary novel as her only written work.
Sylvia plath
Sylvia Plath was an American poet born in 1932 in Boston. She struggled with mental illness including depression from a young age. Plath attempted suicide in her youth and received electroshock therapy. She published her only novel, The Bell Jar, which drew from her experiences with mental illness. Plath married fellow poet Ted Hughes, but he left her in 1962 for another woman, plunging Plath into a deep depression from which she did not recover. She took her own life in 1963 shortly after publishing The Bell Jar under a pseudonym. Many of her poems, including those in her collection Ariel, dealt with themes of depression, death, and her relationship with her father.
Zemsta
The document summarizes Aleksander Fredro's comedy "The Revenge". It was published in 1838 in Lvov and was inspired by a real feud between two castle co-owners that ended with their children marrying. The play's main characters are Cześnik and Rejent, two men living in the same castle who are constantly feuding and trying to get revenge on each other. It provides background on the main characters including Cześnik, Rejent, Papkin, Podstolina, Wacław and Klara.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Powerpoint on Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, historical context, biography of the author, main themes and plot chapter by chapter. Hope it will help someone.
Sylvia plath
This document provides a summary of the poem "Lady Lazarus" by Sylvia Plath. It discusses the structure of the poem as a dramatic monologue in 28 tercets. It analyzes the title character Lady Lazarus as a female version of the biblical figure Lazarus, representing resurrection from the dead. The poem depicts the speaker performing public resurrections from simulated deaths for spectators, comparing the experience to that of a Jew in a Nazi concentration camp.
English 1102, Owens- Edgar Allan Poe
This document provides a summary of Edgar Allan Poe's life, influential factors, common styles and themes in his works, and analyses of three of his most famous short stories: "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Black Cat", and "The Raven". It outlines how Poe was influenced by his parents' deaths and financial struggles. It also explains that his works often incorporated themes of death, insanity, and violence. Each story is briefly described in terms of its plots which revolve around these dark themes.
Sylvia plath
Sylvia Plath endured a difficult life, experiencing the Great Depression, her father's death at a young age, and a miscarriage, all of which influenced her poetry. She had her first documented suicide attempt in college and took her own life in 1963. Plath's life experiences with mental illness, loss, and suicide are reflected in many of her poems that often depict themes of suffering, sickness, and death. Critics analyzed how Plath's life experiences were embodied in her poetic works.
creative industries 1: 12 expressionism and cubism
The document discusses the Expressionist movement in art, which originated in Germany and Austria between 1905-1918. Expressionism aimed to depict subjective emotions and reactions to the world rather than objective reality through distorted forms, arbitrary colors, and jarring compositions. Notable Expressionist artist Edvard Munch used vivid colors and thick brushstrokes to convey intense emotions related to anxiety, pain, and love. Expressionism also influenced film, architecture, and other artists who sought to strongly impose the artist's own perspective through techniques like asymmetrical angles and contrasts of light and dark.
Trends and Movements
This document provides an overview of several major literary movements from 1900-2000, including Modernism, Stream of Consciousness, Expressionism, Surrealism, Symbolism, Futurism, and Dadaism. It summarizes the origins, key ideas, and major figures of each movement. The document was prepared by Khushbu Lakhupota for a history of English literature course at MKBU and includes citations for additional references.
More Related Content
What's hot
The Fall of House of Usher
Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet and editor born in 1809 in Boston. He was orphaned as a child and was raised by John Allan, a wealthy tobacco merchant, in Virginia. Poe attended the University of Virginia but had to drop out due to gambling debts. He later tried to join the military and published several volumes of poetry. He gained fame as a writer of short stories including "The Fall of the House of Usher", which tells the story of a man visiting his childhood friend Roderick Usher and his sister Madeline at their crumbling mansion. Strange events occur, including Madeline being buried alive, which lead to the collapse of the house and the deaths of Roderick
Sylvia Plath
This document provides a biography of poet Sylvia Plath. It details key events in her life, including her childhood in Massachusetts, education at Smith College where she struggled with mental health issues, marriage to fellow poet Ted Hughes, and career writing poetry. It notes her works were not widely appreciated until after her death by suicide in 1963 at age 30. She dealt with ongoing depression and mental health issues throughout her life that were reflected in her poetry dealing with themes of death, self-dissatisfaction, and troubled relationships.
Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein at a young age while staying with Lord Byron. She was influenced to write a ghost story during this time. Mary was the daughter of pioneering feminist Mary Wollstonecraft and political philosopher William Godwin. She married Percy Shelley when she was 17, though he was already married. Together they had close friends in Lord Byron and John Polidori, with whom they swapped ghost stories in Switzerland, inspiring Frankenstein. The novel became a classic of Romantic literature.
Analysis of Frankenstein
Mary Shelley was a famous English novelist best known for her novel Frankenstein. She was born in 1797 in London to radical philosopher parents. Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein who creates a monster that becomes violent and destructive. The novel has three intersecting narratives - the story of explorer Robert Walton who discovers Victor, Victor's story of creating the monster and being driven to ruin by it, and the monster's own narrative as he interacts with people but is shunned due to his appearance. The novel explores themes of the dangers of science, the monstrosity of man, and the nature of good and evil.
Sylvia plath and mirror
Sylvia Plath was an American poet born in 1932 in Boston. She excelled as a student but suffered mental and emotional exhaustion in her youth, attempting suicide for the first time. She met and married fellow poet Ted Hughes in 1956 after winning a Fulbright scholarship to study in England. Their relationship was passionate but tumultuous. In 1963, after discovering Ted's affair and separating from him, Plath took her own life at age 30, leaving behind two young children. She is now regarded as one of the most influential poets of the 20th century.
Confession in sylvia plath’s poetry
Sylvia Plath's confessional poetry focused on intimate, taboo subjects like death, trauma, and depression from a first-person perspective that blurred the lines between Plath and the speaker. This style emerged in the 1950s with poets like Robert Lowell who shared their personal experiences. Plath's poems used lyrical craftsmanship to manipulate terrifying experiences like madness through poems alluding to her father's death and suicide attempts. While Plath felt one should control experiences through an informed mind, some critics argued poems like "Daddy" and "The Tour" revealed a need for complete control through their frantic pace and images.
Sylvia plath
Sylvia Plath was an American poet and author who committed suicide in 1963 at the age of 30. Some of her most famous works include the poems "Daddy" and "Lady Lazarus" as well as her only novel, The Bell Jar, which was published under a pseudonym and dealt with her own experiences with mental illness. Plath married fellow poet Ted Hughes in 1956, but they divorced in 1963 after he had an affair with another woman. Plath took her own life shortly after by putting her head in a gas oven, leaving her two young children. Her death and troubled relationship with Hughes have been topics of discussion and controversy among literary scholars.
Story Of An Hour - Kate Chopin
The document provides background information on Kate Chopin and her short story "The Story of an Hour". It discusses that Chopin was born in 1850 in St. Louis and started writing later in life. The story, published in 1894, is about a woman named Louise Mallard who discovers her own identity upon believing her husband has died in an accident. However, the story takes an ironic turn when her husband returns, alive. The document outlines themes of the story like female self-discovery and identity.
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
1. Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein in 1816 after a stormy summer in Switzerland with Lord Byron and her husband Percy Shelley.
2. The group decided to have a contest to see who could write the best horror story after being trapped indoors by a storm and telling ghost stories.
3. This inspired Mary to write Frankenstein, about a scientist who creates life from dead body parts but cannot control his creation.
4. Frankenstein was published anonymously in 1818 and was an early example of science fiction.
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe experienced many personal tragedies throughout his life that influenced his dark writing. He was orphaned as a child and struggled with alcoholism. His wife Virginia died slowly of tuberculosis at a young age, as did his brother and foster father. Poe frequently wrote about themes of death, horror, tragedy, and lost love. His works like "The Fall of the House of Usher" and the poem "Alone" depict gloomy, mysterious settings and characters suffering misfortune. Despite his difficulties, Poe produced many poems, short stories, and literary critiques that established him as an influential American author.
The brontë sisters, powerpoint presentation
The document summarizes information about the Brontë sisters - Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë. It provides background on their famous novels including Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights and Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre. It then shares photos taken in Haworth, Yorkshire, England where the sisters grew up, which was an inspiration for the moody, Gothic settings of their novels. Key themes in their works included nature, cruelty, passion, and the struggle for women's rights.
The Magic Barrel by Bernard Malamud
The title story focuses on the unlikely relationship of Leo Finkle, an unmarried rabbinical student, and Pinye Salzman, a colorful marriage broker. Finkle has spent most of life with his nose buried in books and therefore isn’t well-educated in life itself. However, Finkle has a greater interest – the art of romance. He engages the services of Salzman, who shows Finkle a number of potential brides from his "magic barrel" but with each picture Finkle grows more uninterested. After Salzman convinces him to meet Lily Hirschorn, Finkle realizes his life is truly empty and lacking the passion to love God or humanity. When Finkle discovers a picture of Salzman’s daughter and sees her suffering, he sets out on a new mission to save her.
Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath was a renowned American poet born in 1932 in Boston. She had a difficult childhood after her father died when she was young. Plath published poems during her time in college and later married fellow poet Ted Hughes in 1956. After having two children, her marriage ended in separation and she wrote her famous collection Ariel before committing suicide in 1963. The poem "Morning Song" depicts Plath expressing her intense love and responsibility for her newborn child as a mother.
Emily bronte
Emily Brontë was an English novelist and poet born in 1818 in Yorkshire, England. She is best known for her only novel Wuthering Heights, now considered a classic of English literature. Brontë died young at age 30 of tuberculosis after catching a cold at her brother's funeral. As she declined in health, she refused medical help. On her deathbed, she finally asked for a doctor but it was too late, and she passed away later that day at Haworth Parsonage, leaving behind her legendary novel as her only written work.
Sylvia plath
Sylvia Plath was an American poet born in 1932 in Boston. She struggled with mental illness including depression from a young age. Plath attempted suicide in her youth and received electroshock therapy. She published her only novel, The Bell Jar, which drew from her experiences with mental illness. Plath married fellow poet Ted Hughes, but he left her in 1962 for another woman, plunging Plath into a deep depression from which she did not recover. She took her own life in 1963 shortly after publishing The Bell Jar under a pseudonym. Many of her poems, including those in her collection Ariel, dealt with themes of depression, death, and her relationship with her father.
Zemsta
The document summarizes Aleksander Fredro's comedy "The Revenge". It was published in 1838 in Lvov and was inspired by a real feud between two castle co-owners that ended with their children marrying. The play's main characters are Cześnik and Rejent, two men living in the same castle who are constantly feuding and trying to get revenge on each other. It provides background on the main characters including Cześnik, Rejent, Papkin, Podstolina, Wacław and Klara.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Powerpoint on Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, historical context, biography of the author, main themes and plot chapter by chapter. Hope it will help someone.
Sylvia plath
This document provides a summary of the poem "Lady Lazarus" by Sylvia Plath. It discusses the structure of the poem as a dramatic monologue in 28 tercets. It analyzes the title character Lady Lazarus as a female version of the biblical figure Lazarus, representing resurrection from the dead. The poem depicts the speaker performing public resurrections from simulated deaths for spectators, comparing the experience to that of a Jew in a Nazi concentration camp.
English 1102, Owens- Edgar Allan Poe
This document provides a summary of Edgar Allan Poe's life, influential factors, common styles and themes in his works, and analyses of three of his most famous short stories: "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Black Cat", and "The Raven". It outlines how Poe was influenced by his parents' deaths and financial struggles. It also explains that his works often incorporated themes of death, insanity, and violence. Each story is briefly described in terms of its plots which revolve around these dark themes.
Sylvia plath
Sylvia Plath endured a difficult life, experiencing the Great Depression, her father's death at a young age, and a miscarriage, all of which influenced her poetry. She had her first documented suicide attempt in college and took her own life in 1963. Plath's life experiences with mental illness, loss, and suicide are reflected in many of her poems that often depict themes of suffering, sickness, and death. Critics analyzed how Plath's life experiences were embodied in her poetic works.
What's hot (20)
Similar to Topic expressionism-in_mourning_becomes_electra
creative industries 1: 12 expressionism and cubism
The document discusses the Expressionist movement in art, which originated in Germany and Austria between 1905-1918. Expressionism aimed to depict subjective emotions and reactions to the world rather than objective reality through distorted forms, arbitrary colors, and jarring compositions. Notable Expressionist artist Edvard Munch used vivid colors and thick brushstrokes to convey intense emotions related to anxiety, pain, and love. Expressionism also influenced film, architecture, and other artists who sought to strongly impose the artist's own perspective through techniques like asymmetrical angles and contrasts of light and dark.
Trends and Movements
This document provides an overview of several major literary movements from 1900-2000, including Modernism, Stream of Consciousness, Expressionism, Surrealism, Symbolism, Futurism, and Dadaism. It summarizes the origins, key ideas, and major figures of each movement. The document was prepared by Khushbu Lakhupota for a history of English literature course at MKBU and includes citations for additional references.
publish paper in PG journal Tragic vision
This document analyzes Eugene O'Neill's family plays, specifically Desire Under the Elms (1924), Mourning Becomes Electra (1931), and Long Day's Journey into Night (1941). It discusses how the plays illustrate a tragic vision of dysfunctional matrimonial relationships in American families during that time period. The document examines how the plays present crises such as a lack of religious belief, emotional deficiency, betrayal, and violence within familial relationships. O'Neill is considered the father of modern American drama for writing plays that incorporated tragic themes about family issues.
History of English literature .pdf
This ppt about history of English literature and mid twentieth century.Some terms and movement related literature and art.
Ncc art100 ch.12
This document discusses depictions of the body in art from various cultures and time periods. It begins by looking at portraiture and how portraits can reveal both the individual subject and broader aspects of human nature. Examples of portraits from ancient Egypt, Japan, and Europe are provided. The document then explores depictions of idealized bodies, less than perfect representations of humanity, and the physical body in relation to sickness and death. It examines how the body has been used both as a material and tool for artmaking, through body painting, performance art, and other examples. In the end, it provides discussion topics about the body in popular culture and how art both reflects and shapes societal concepts of ideal bodies.
Presentation1
This document discusses expressionism in the works of Arthur Miller and Eugene O'Neill. It provides background on expressionism and defines it as depicting subjective feelings rather than objective reality. It then analyzes several of Miller's plays, particularly Death of a Salesman, noting his use of disjointed timelines, dream sequences, and symbolic characters to depict the inner psyche. For O'Neill, it highlights his influences of Freud, Jung, and Greek tragedy and his exploration of psychological duality and masks. Both authors employed expressionistic techniques like non-linear narratives and abstract language to represent inner conflicts between conscious and unconscious.
Edvard Grieg
Here are the key points about Edvard Grieg's life and work:
- Edvard Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist who lived from 1843 to 1907. He is considered Norway's most famous composer and was highly influential in shaping Norwegian national identity through his music.
- Grieg was born in Bergen, Norway to Scottish parents. His father's last name was originally Greig but was changed to Grieg to make it easier to pronounce in Norway.
- He studied music in Germany where he was exposed to Norwegian folk music, which had a strong influence on his own compositions. Many of his pieces featured Norwegian folk melodies and rhythms.
- Some of Grieg's
2.2 abex new1
This document provides an overview of Abstract Expressionism, a style of painting that emerged in New York City after World War II. It discusses the major artists of the movement, including Pollock, de Kooning, Rothko, and Newman. Abstract Expressionist paintings were abstract in style but the artists felt the subject and content were still important. The paintings aimed to express the psychological trauma of events like the Depression, World Wars, and Holocaust. Artists turned inward and explored the unconscious through archetypes and Jungian symbolism during the formative 1940s period. By the late 1940s, Abstract Expressionism had developed into gestural, action-based paintings and color field works that expressed the feelings of a post-war world in
Trends and Movemrnts.pptx
The document provides an overview of various literary and artistic movements from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It discusses absurdism, existentialism, nihilism, modernism, stream of consciousness, avant-garde movements like expressionism, dadaism and surrealism, postmodernism, and theater of the absurd. Key figures and their works are mentioned for each movement. The document aims to ponder over these trends and movements through presentations by three department members.
Trends and Movements Before and After World war
This is an introductory presentation given by me and my classmates, on various trends and movements that arose during modern and post-modern age.
Expressionism Art Movement
This document provides an overview of Expressionism, including its history, key concepts, and important artists. Expressionism emerged in Germany in the early 1900s in response to feelings of loss of meaning and spirituality in modern life. Expressionist artists sought to convey inner experiences rather than physical reality through distorted forms and bold colors. Key figures who influenced Expressionism include Van Gogh, Munch, and Ensor. The document discusses the founding of groups like Die Brücke and Der Blaue Reiter and highlights works by important Expressionist artists such as Kirchner, Marc, Macke, Schiele, Heckel, and Soutine.
Week 10.romanticism and realism overview
The document discusses responses to revolution in the 19th century. It states that revolution is necessary to change social conditions for lower classes and women. The arts can inspire revolution by visual criticism of oppression. However, there may be other responses to social change besides revolution. The document goes on to discuss romanticism, realism, and developments in various art forms that reflected the political and technological changes of the era.
Expressionism
German Expressionism developed in the early 20th century as an artistic style that used distortion and exaggeration to convey emotional intensity. It drew inspiration from Van Gogh, Munch, Fauvism, and primitive art. Two major German Expressionist groups were Die Brücke and Der Blaue Reiter. Die Brücke aimed to break from traditional German art through woodcuts expressing personal feelings. Der Blaue Reiter was more mystical, seeing primitive art as spiritually pure. Wassily Kandinsky furthered expressionism by abandoning representation for pure abstraction using color's emotional power. Expressionism's emphasis on inner feelings influenced art globally throughout the 20th century.
Terms & Prizes
The document defines terms related to literature and awards prizes for 1971, 1967, and 1952. It describes Pablo Neruda winning the 1971 Nobel Prize for poetry that embodied Chile's destiny and dreams. Bernard Malamud won the 1967 Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Fixer about a Jewish man unjustly imprisoned in Tsarist Russia. Marianne Moore received the 1952 Pulitzer Prize for her collected poems known for irony, wit, and satire.
Ap art history test 4 term 3
The document summarizes key artworks and artistic movements from 1905 to 1939:
1) It describes Fauvist works like Matisse's Woman with the Hat that used bright, unnatural colors and Kirchner's Street, Berlin that depicted the city as lonely.
2) It discusses Marc's The Large Blue Horses and Der Blaue Reiter group that emphasized spiritual power through color and form.
3) It mentions Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon that used African influences and fractured space, inspiring Cubism.
Luis daniel andrea_maría_symbolism
The document discusses 19th century art and its influence today. It focuses on the Symbolist movement in France and Belgium during the 19th century. Symbolist artworks aimed to express deep emotions rather than depict reality. One famous Symbolist artist was Edvard Munch, known for works like "The Scream" that portrayed feelings of anxiety and distress. The document then analyzes Munch's life and major works, noting how his art expressed universal human emotions through symbolic use of color, motifs and themes related to his own troubled experiences including death, loneliness and heartbreak.
Drama File (Ibsen and Shaw)
Contents
Modernism
Realism
Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen’s Approach to Feminism
(Project #1)
“The Master Builder”
Epistemology, techniques, themes, characters
“The Master Builder”: A Kaleidoscopic Play
Autobiographical Elements in “The Master Builder”
Socialist Realism
George Bernard Shaw
“Heartbreak House”: as A Socialist Realist Play
Bibliography
Romanticism brief
Romanticism was an artistic and intellectual movement that spread across Europe in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It emphasized emotion, imagination, individualism, spontaneity, and a fascination with nature and the past. Romantic artists believed imagination was superior to reason and devoted themselves to depicting feelings and emotions in imaginative forms. Their works, like Caspar David Friedrich's "Wanderer above the Sea of Fog," often featured solitary figures in nightmarish or emotional landscapes. Romantic music also pushed boundaries by including complex melodies and climaxes meant to evoke intense feelings.
A Kaleidoscope Of Fluctuating Memories Exploring Tennessee Williams The Gla...
This document provides an in-depth analysis of Tennessee Williams' play "The Glass Menagerie" and how it explores themes of memory and illusion. It discusses how the play uses memory in its structure by having the narrator Tom recollect past events. It also analyzes how the play shows how fragile and deceitful memory can be. Additionally, it explores how the characters withdraw into private worlds of illusion to find comfort, and how Williams combined naturalism with psychological elements in his plays. The document provides significant historical and literary context on memory in drama and how Williams innovated the genre of the "memory play".
Modernism postmodernism
After World War 2, the art world underwent major changes and disruptions. Modernism shifted from Paris to New York City and took on a stricter formalism under the influence of Clement Greenberg. In Europe, art reflected existentialist themes of despair through works like Francis Bacon's painting. Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York featuring gestural paintings like Pollock's. Minimalism and Pop Art also emerged, simplifying forms and using imagery of mass culture. New movements challenged assumptions through Happenings, Conceptual art, and Land art. Architecture integrated sculpture and structure in works like Wright's Guggenheim Museum.
Similar to Topic expressionism-in_mourning_becomes_electra (20)
creative industries 1: 12 expressionism and cubism
creative industries 1: 12 expressionism and cubism
A Kaleidoscope Of Fluctuating Memories Exploring Tennessee Williams The Gla...
A Kaleidoscope Of Fluctuating Memories Exploring Tennessee Williams The Gla...
More from HinaMalek
Topic: Advertising the Art, The Power, The Creativity that make a brand
This document contains information about a student named Malek Hinaben Ibrahimbhai who is submitting a paper on "Advertising the Art, The Power, The Creativity that make a brand" for their MA semester 4 course. The paper will discuss what advertising is, its purpose, the role it plays in making a brand, different advertising mediums, traditional advertising methods, and the role of internet and social media in digital advertising. It provides definitions and examples of advertising, its basic purposes, and the role it plays in developing brand image. The references cited at the end are discussed advertising mediums, blending digital and traditional advertising methods, and the role of advertising in brand image development.
The Role of the Christian Missionaries in Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart"
This document provides an analysis of the role of Christian missionaries in Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart. It discusses how the missionaries are portrayed in the novel and their impact on the Igbo people and culture. The missionaries brought Christianity and colonial influence, which caused division and conflict as the native traditions and beliefs were criticized and suppressed. While sometimes depicted negatively, Achebe also showed how missionary activities benefited Africans in some ways. The document examines various passages related to the missionaries from the novel and provides context on the author and work.
Faminism in the Da Vici Code
The document discusses feminism in Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code. It summarizes the plot of the novel and analyzes the character Sophie Neveu as a reflection of feminism. Sophie displays traditionally masculine qualities like strength, courage, and acting as a leader. She serves as an example of a strong female character who is relied upon in difficult situations. The document also discusses how the novel brought attention to ideas about pagan goddess worship and alternative theories about Christianity that emphasized the sacred feminine.
In technology elt_teaching_and_learning
The document discusses the use of technology in English language teaching and learning. It outlines how technology can be used as a teaching and learning tool in the classroom, such as through digital learning tools and online learning opportunities. Some innovations in language learning technology that are discussed include digital platforms, online corpora, mobile learning, virtual learning environments, and video conferencing. The benefits of learning English are also listed, such as improved memory and listening skills, better employment opportunities, and increased travel opportunities.
Topic the-gender_role_of__in_fanons_black_skin_white_masks__
This document provides biographical information about the author Malek Hinaben Ibrahimbhai and summarizes their paper analyzing the representation of gender roles in Frantz Fanon's book Black Skin, White Masks. Specifically, it discusses how in the book women are viewed primarily in terms of their sexual relationships with men. It also examines how race and gender intersect in constructing black women's subjectivity within the colonial context. The document provides contextual information about postcolonial literature and Fanon's exploration of the psychological impact of racism on black people living in a white-dominated society.
Political reading of The Birthday party by Harold Pinter
This document provides a political reading and analysis of Harold Pinter's play "The Birthday Party". It discusses the biographical details of Pinter, introduces the characters in the play and analyzes them from a political perspective. For example, it argues that the character of Stanley represents an artist rebelling against societal pressures. It also discusses how Pinter engaged with ideas of political resistance and oppression through his minimalist technique in the play. Overall, the document analyzes the political themes and undertones within Pinter's famous play.
Sports and recreation_commitee
The sports and recreation committee is led by Hina Malek and Amit Makavana. The committee aims to encourage student participation in sports activities to promote physical fitness, talent development, and an understanding of the importance of sports. As committee members, they organized various intra- and inter-university competitions in badminton, squash, tennis, gymnastics, sepak takraw, trekking, yoga, and other sports to involve more students and help them learn skills like teamwork and time management.
The Nature of language teaching ELT
This document discusses the nature of language teaching methodology. It defines key terms like approach, method, and technique. An approach refers to theories about language and language learning, a method is an overall plan for presenting language material based on the approach, and a technique is a specific classroom implementation. The document also outlines different theoretical views of language, including structural, functional, and interactional views. It concludes by noting any language teaching method can be described in terms of the issues identified at the levels of approach, design, and procedure.
Group task
This document provides information about Richard Sheridan and Oliver Goldsmith. It discusses Sheridan's background, notable plays like The Rivals and The School for Scandal, and his career in politics. It also outlines Goldsmith's life, works including The Vicar of Wakefield, She Stoops to Conquer, and The Traveller poem. The document is a group assignment prepared by several students containing biographical details and analyses of the two authors' major literary works.
Romentic literature paper 5
This document provides a summary of Jane Austen's novel "Sense and Sensibility". It describes the plot, characters, and context of the story. The plot follows the Dashwood sisters - Elinor, the sensible one, Marianne, the romantic one, and Margaret - after their father's death leaves them near poverty. They fall in love and have their hearts broken while navigating society and finding husbands. The story examines the tension between sense and sensibility. It was Austen's first published novel and established her witty writing style.
Literary criticism paper no. 7
This document provides an introductory overview of Rasa theory, which originated with Bharata in the Natyasastra. It discusses the eight main rasas or emotional responses - astonishment, terror, love, sorrow, anger, disgust, mirth, and energy. Each rasa is said to arise from different causal factors and have distinct characteristics. For example, love refers to deep attachment between individuals, while anger results from serious offenses. The document also defines key terms related to Rasa theory and cites sources to provide historical and scholarly context.
Cultural studies paper 8
This document summarizes the key aspects of "The Circuit of Culture" model for cultural analysis. It was created by scholars at the British Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies to examine cultural artifacts through the interconnected lenses of representation, identity, production, consumption, and regulation. The document provides examples applying this model to an analysis of television, exploring how it represents and projects identities, how it is produced and consumed, and how governments regulate it. It concludes that the Circuit of Culture allows for thorough examination of any cultural artifact through these interconnected components.
The victorian literature_paper_no_6[1]-1
The Victorian age is named after Queen Victoria who ruled from 1837 to 1901. It was a time of both progress and unrest, characterized by prose writing, a moral purpose in literature, new systems of education, and material development alongside social revolts. The literature of this era sought compromise between conflicting ideologies such as democracy and aristocracy, religion and science, and old and new ways of working.
Litarary criticism paper 3
1. The document provides information about Malek Hina Ibrahimbhai, including their name, student details, and paper topic on the difference between Romanticism and Classicism.
2. It defines Classicism as emphasizing rationality, restraint, and strict forms during the 17th-18th centuries in Europe. Romanticism originated in the late 18th century emphasizing inspiration, subjectivity and the individual.
3. The characteristics and key figures of Romanticism and Classicism in literature are contrasted, with Romanticism emerging as a response to Classicism and being dominated by Wordsworth and Coleridge.
Iwe paper 4 hina
1. The document discusses the character of Eklavya from the epic Mahabharata.
2. It focuses on T.P. Kailasam's play "Modern Eklavya", which portrays Eklavya in a more sympathetic light compared to the original story.
3. Some key points made are that Eklavya aspired to learn archery from Drona but was denied due to his lower caste, and was later forced to give up his thumb after surpassing Drona's student Arjuna.
Presentation 2
1. This document summarizes a student paper about Robinson Crusoe teaching English to Friday.
2. It discusses how Crusoe teaches Friday simple words like "master", "yes", and "no" and gives him clothes, and how Friday is happy to receive the clothes.
3. It also describes how Crusoe teaches Friday how to sit at the table and eat, reflecting Crusoe's role as Friday's master.
Paper no 1 the renaissance literature
This document summarizes the key characteristics of the biblical characters Adam, Eve, and Satan as depicted in Renaissance literature. Adam is described as strong, intelligent, and loving towards Eve, but also curious and easily swayed. Eve is more curious than Adam and convinces him to eat the forbidden fruit. Satan is portrayed as a cunning and vengeful figure who tricks Eve into eating the fruit by appealing to her vanity, leading to the fall of humanity.
More from HinaMalek (17)
Topic: Advertising the Art, The Power, The Creativity that make a brand
Topic: Advertising the Art, The Power, The Creativity that make a brand
The Role of the Christian Missionaries in Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart"
The Role of the Christian Missionaries in Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart"
Topic the-gender_role_of__in_fanons_black_skin_white_masks__
Topic the-gender_role_of__in_fanons_black_skin_white_masks__
Political reading of The Birthday party by Harold Pinter
Political reading of The Birthday party by Harold Pinter
Recently uploaded
RHEOLOGY Physical pharmaceutics-II notes for B.pharm 4th sem students
Physical pharmaceutics notes for B.pharm students
How to Create a More Engaging and Human Online Learning Experience
How to Create a More Engaging and Human Online Learning Experience Wahiba Chair Training & Consulting
Wahiba Chair's Talk at the 2024 Learning Ideas Conference. Walmart Business+ and Spark Good for Nonprofits.pdf
"Learn about all the ways Walmart supports nonprofit organizations.
You will hear from Liz Willett, the Head of Nonprofits, and hear about what Walmart is doing to help nonprofits, including Walmart Business and Spark Good. Walmart Business+ is a new offer for nonprofits that offers discounts and also streamlines nonprofits order and expense tracking, saving time and money.
The webinar may also give some examples on how nonprofits can best leverage Walmart Business+.
The event will cover the following::
Walmart Business + (https://business.walmart.com/plus) is a new shopping experience for nonprofits, schools, and local business customers that connects an exclusive online shopping experience to stores. Benefits include free delivery and shipping, a 'Spend Analytics” feature, special discounts, deals and tax-exempt shopping.
Special TechSoup offer for a free 180 days membership, and up to $150 in discounts on eligible orders.
Spark Good (walmart.com/sparkgood) is a charitable platform that enables nonprofits to receive donations directly from customers and associates.
Answers about how you can do more with Walmart!"
Pengantar Penggunaan Flutter - Dart programming language1.pptx
Pengantar Penggunaan Flutter - Dart programming language1.pptx
ANATOMY AND BIOMECHANICS OF HIP JOINT.pdf
it describes the bony anatomy including the femoral head , acetabulum, labrum . also discusses the capsule , ligaments . muscle that act on the hip joint and the range of motion are outlined. factors affecting hip joint stability and weight transmission through the joint are summarized.
Your Skill Boost Masterclass: Strategies for Effective Upskilling
Your Skill Boost Masterclass: Strategies for Effective UpskillingExcellence Foundation for South Sudan
Strategies for Effective Upskilling is a presentation by Chinwendu Peace in a Your Skill Boost Masterclass organisation by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan on 08th and 09th June 2024 from 1 PM to 3 PM on each day.Chapter 4 - Islamic Financial Institutions in Malaysia.pptx
Chapter 4 - Islamic Financial Institutions in Malaysia.pptxMohd Adib Abd Muin, Senior Lecturer at Universiti Utara Malaysia
This slide is special for master students (MIBS & MIFB) in UUM. Also useful for readers who are interested in the topic of contemporary Islamic banking.
Wound healing PPT
This document provides an overview of wound healing, its functions, stages, mechanisms, factors affecting it, and complications.
A wound is a break in the integrity of the skin or tissues, which may be associated with disruption of the structure and function.
Healing is the body’s response to injury in an attempt to restore normal structure and functions.
Healing can occur in two ways: Regeneration and Repair
There are 4 phases of wound healing: hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling. This document also describes the mechanism of wound healing. Factors that affect healing include infection, uncontrolled diabetes, poor nutrition, age, anemia, the presence of foreign bodies, etc.
Complications of wound healing like infection, hyperpigmentation of scar, contractures, and keloid formation.
Natural birth techniques - Mrs.Akanksha Trivedi Rama University
Natural birth techniques - Mrs.Akanksha Trivedi Rama UniversityAkanksha trivedi rama nursing college kanpur.
Natural birth techniques are various type such as/ water birth , alexender method, hypnosis, bradley method, lamaze method etcHindi varnamala | hindi alphabet PPT.pdf
हिंदी वर्णमाला पीपीटी, hindi alphabet PPT presentation, hindi varnamala PPT, Hindi Varnamala pdf, हिंदी स्वर, हिंदी व्यंजन, sikhiye hindi varnmala, dr. mulla adam ali, hindi language and literature, hindi alphabet with drawing, hindi alphabet pdf, hindi varnamala for childrens, hindi language, hindi varnamala practice for kids, https://www.drmullaadamali.com
How to Make a Field Mandatory in Odoo 17
In Odoo, making a field required can be done through both Python code and XML views. When you set the required attribute to True in Python code, it makes the field required across all views where it's used. Conversely, when you set the required attribute in XML views, it makes the field required only in the context of that particular view.
The Diamonds of 2023-2024 in the IGRA collection
A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
BBR 2024 Summer Sessions Interview Training
Qualitative research interview training by Professor Katrina Pritchard and Dr Helen Williams
Main Java[All of the Base Concepts}.docx
This is part 1 of my Java Learning Journey. This Contains Custom methods, classes, constructors, packages, multithreading , try- catch block, finally block and more.
Pollock and Snow "DEIA in the Scholarly Landscape, Session One: Setting Expec...
Pollock and Snow "DEIA in the Scholarly Landscape, Session One: Setting Expec...National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
This presentation was provided by Steph Pollock of The American Psychological Association’s Journals Program, and Damita Snow, of The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), for the initial session of NISO's 2024 Training Series "DEIA in the Scholarly Landscape." Session One: 'Setting Expectations: a DEIA Primer,' was held June 6, 2024.Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty, In...
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty, In...Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty,
International FDP on Fundamentals of Research in Social Sciences
at Integral University, Lucknow, 06.06.2024
By Dr. Vinod Kumar KanvariaRecently uploaded (20)
RHEOLOGY Physical pharmaceutics-II notes for B.pharm 4th sem students
RHEOLOGY Physical pharmaceutics-II notes for B.pharm 4th sem students
How to Create a More Engaging and Human Online Learning Experience
How to Create a More Engaging and Human Online Learning Experience
Walmart Business+ and Spark Good for Nonprofits.pdf
Walmart Business+ and Spark Good for Nonprofits.pdf
Pengantar Penggunaan Flutter - Dart programming language1.pptx
Pengantar Penggunaan Flutter - Dart programming language1.pptx
Digital Artefact 1 - Tiny Home Environmental Design
Digital Artefact 1 - Tiny Home Environmental Design
Your Skill Boost Masterclass: Strategies for Effective Upskilling
Your Skill Boost Masterclass: Strategies for Effective Upskilling
Chapter 4 - Islamic Financial Institutions in Malaysia.pptx
Chapter 4 - Islamic Financial Institutions in Malaysia.pptx
Natural birth techniques - Mrs.Akanksha Trivedi Rama University
Natural birth techniques - Mrs.Akanksha Trivedi Rama University
Pollock and Snow "DEIA in the Scholarly Landscape, Session One: Setting Expec...
Pollock and Snow "DEIA in the Scholarly Landscape, Session One: Setting Expec...
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty, In...
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty, In...
Topic expressionism-in_mourning_becomes_electra
- 1. Topic: Expressionism in ‘Mourning becomes Electra’ ● Name: Malek Hinaben Ibrahimbhai ● Paper no. : 10 The American literature ● Roll no. : 8 ● Semester: MA Semester 3 ● Year: 2019-21 ● Enrollment no. : 2069108420200026 ● Email Id: hinamalek21@gmail.com ● Submitted to: Department of English M.K. Bhavanagar University
- 2. Introduction of the play ● Eugene O’Neill’s famed Mourning Becomes Electra is a complex and tragic play in three parts. ● Set in New England at the close of the Civil War, it was first published and staged in 1931. ● The play is based off Aeschylus’s Greek tragedy The Oresteia and its three sections: 1. “Homecoming,” 2. “The Hunted,” 3. “The Haunting”
- 3. Regarding the title, O’Neill explained, “By the title Mourning Becomes Electra I sought to convey that mourning benefits Electra; it becomes Electra to mourn; it is her fate; black is becoming to her and it is the color that becomes her destiny.”
- 4. What is Expressionism? Expressionism, in a way, symbolizes the post-World War I disillusionment. One of the symptomatic features of this disillusionment is the protest against the stultifying patriarchal concept of a family. The protest is invariably directed against family relationships and the way in which these relationships prevent the youth from developing their individuality.
- 5. Historical context of the play: ● Mourning Becomes Electra was completed after O'Neill's prolonged stay outside the United States. This trilogy is largely inspired by Aeschylus's Oresteia but it is set in a Puritan New England town at the end of the Civil War. ● The reference to Greek theatre illustrates the playwright's determination to bring a serious and adult mode to the American stage which was, according to him, plagued by superficial melodrama. ● Eugene O'Neill's late plays usually deal with the revelation of grim, intimate secrets that unfold in the stifling atmosphere of isolated barrooms and family living rooms.
- 6. In Historical sense of Expressionism ● Expressionism, in a way, symbolizes the post-World War I disillusionment. One of the symptomatic features of this disillusionment is the protest against the stultifying patriarchal concept of a family. ● Expressionism itself was not a concerted or well defined movement. ● Frederick Nietzsche, a German philosopher, played a key role in originating modern ‘expressionism’ by clarifying and serving as a conduit for previously neglected currents in ancient art. ● The arrival of Expressionism announced new a standards in the creation and judgment of art.
- 7. According to Nietzsche, The basic characteristics of expressionism are ● Dionysian: bold colors, distorted forms in dissolution, two-dimensional, without experience.
- 8. Art and paintings ● Naturalism & Realism ● a state of mind, an inner crisis, a psychological condition ● Expressions involved of the dream state ● Subjective emotions ● The artist accomplishes this aim through distortion, exaggeration, primitivism, and fantasy and through the vivid. jarring, violent, or dynamic application of formal elements.
- 10. Characteristics of the Expressionism Anti- Realism Individuality Utopia Exaggeration and distortion
- 11. Symbolism in the play Death Characters Mask- technique House-Tomb
- 12. References: ● Chirico, Miriam M. “Moving Fate into the Family: Tragedy Redefined in O'Neill's ‘Mourning Becomes Electra.’” The Eugene O'Neill Review, vol. 24, no. 1/2, 2000, pp. 81–100. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/29784685. Accessed 1 Dec. 2020. ● Jeevan, Kumar Talanki, Expressionism in O’Neill’s Mourning Becomes Electra (March 7, 2012). The IUP Journal of American Literature, Vol. IV, No. 2, pp. 63-73, May 2011, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2017458 ● O’Neill. Morning Becomes Electra, The Plays of Eugene O’Neill, New Delhi: East West Press. 1974; 1. ● Osborne-Bartucca, Kristen. Suduiko, Aaron ed. "Mourning Becomes Electra Study Guide". GradeSaver, 27 March 2018 Web. 2 December 2020.