| Titre : | Realism in Modern American Drama the case of Long Day’s Journey into Night |
| Auteurs : | Habib BENSEKRANE, Auteur ; P/LLA Dr. Djamila MEHDAOUI, Directeur de thèse |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | SAIDA [ALGERIE] : 1- University of Saida - Dr. Moulay Tahar / Faculty of Letters, Languages and Arts Department of English Language and Literature, 2020-2021 |
| Format : | 70p / 27cm |
| Accompagnement : | CD |
| Langues: | Anglais |
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| Note de contenu : |
Declaration of Originality ........................................................................................................ III
Dedication ................................................................................................................................ IV Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................... V Abstract .................................................................................................................................... VI Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................VII General Introduction ................................................................................................................ 1 Chapter one : American Bleeding Pens ............................................................................... 4 1.1Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 5 1.2 The Beginning of American Literature ........................................................................... 5 1.3 Main American Literature Sorts ....................................................................................... 7 1.3.1Poetry ……………………………………………………………………………….7 1.3.2.Prose…………. ............................................................................................................. 8 1.4 Main Movements of American Literature........................................................................ 8 1.4.1The Colonial Period ................................................................................................ 8 1.4.2 Romantic Period .................................................................................................. 11 1.4.3.Realistic Period ............................................................................................................. 12 1.4.5Naturalistic Period ................................................................................................ 15 1.4.6Modernism Period................................................................................................. 17 1.4.7Post-modernist Period ........................................................................................... 18 1.5American Drama in Literature…….. .............................................................................. 20 1.5.1The Major Playwhrights ................................................................................................. 20 1.5.1.1Thornton Wilder… ................. …………………………………………………..….20 1.5.1.2Tennessee Williams ................. …………………………………………………….20 1.5.1.3Arthur Miller ………………………..………………………..…………………..21 1.5.2 The Well Known Plays………………………………………………..……………..22 1.5.2.1Our Town ……………………………………………………………..………22 1.5.2.2 A Streetcar Named Desire………………………………………… ........................ 22 1.5.2.3Death of Salesman… ................................................................................................ 23 1.6Major Themes………………………………………………………………………. ..... 23 1.6.1.The American Dream…………………………… .............. …………………………24 1.6.2Alienation……………………………………………………………………………..24 1.6.3.Relationship with Society……………………………………………………..……..25 1.7American Realism .. …………………………………………………………………….25 1.7.1Realism Theory .............................................................................................................. 26 IX 1.7.2Realism Theory in American Literature ........................................................................ 27 1.7.3Major Realistic Writers in America ............................................................................... 28 1.7.3.1William Dean Howells ........................................................................................ …..28 1.7.3.2Mark Twain…..………………………………………………………………….… 29 1.7.3.3.Henry James…………………………………………………………………….....29 1.8Major Realistic Works ..................................................................................................... 30 1.8.1Adventures of Huckleberry Finn………………………………………………..……30 1.8.2The Rise of Silas Lapham…………………………………………………………....30 1.8.3The Portrait of A Lady…………………………………………………………..…...31 1.9 Conclusion ........................................................................................................... …31 Chapter Two: Between the Historical and Literary Agenda ......................................... 33 2.1Introduction: ..................................................................................................................... 34 2.2The Birth Theatrical Activity in America ....................................................................... 34 2.3Eugene O'Neill ................................................................................................................. 37 2.4 Autobiography ................................................................................................................ 40 2.5 Influences and Writing Style........................................................................................... 43 2.6 Expressionism ................................................................................................................ 46 2.7 Symbolism ..................................................................................................................... 47 2.8 Motivations behind Long Day's into Night ..................................................................... 48 2.9 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 51 Chapter Three: A Bleak Journey to the Auther’s Life ...................................................... 52 3.1Introduction: ..................................................................................................................... 53 3.2 Hints from the Play………………………………………………………………………53 3.3 A Long Day's Journey Into Night as a Realistic Play ..................................................... 53 3.4 Realism through the Major Characters in the Play ......................................................... 56 3.5 Real life Issues in the Play .............................................................................................. 61 3.5.1 Addiction….. ................................................................................................................ 62 3.5.2 Religion……… ........................................................................................................... 63 3.5.3 Guilt and Regret ........................................................................................................... 64 3.5.4 Love and Forgiveness .................................................................................................. 65 3.6 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 67 General Conclusion ............................................................................................................... 69 Bibliography...........................................................................................................................73 |
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