"simplyfying" - 1 õppematerjal

Ameerika kirjandus alates I maailmasõjast kuni tänapäevani.

American Drama 08.05.2013 Quite late to emarge in America. Puritans thought that drama was dirty. Most themes were taken directly from european plays. Copyright laws. Gradually things started to change and in the 19c the majority of plays was mostly sentimental comedy and romantic tragedy and the war of independent, alot of political satire. Soon comedy of manners became quite prominent. Things got more interesting when melodrama became important. Melodrama depicts a simplyfying moral universe in which good and evil are clear cut and so we have a hero and a villain. There is often struggle for dominance between the hero and villain. The struggle is violent and sensational. Usually good wins. American melodrama in the 19c centers on innocent and vulnerable female character who faces all kinds of sexual threats. She is rescued by the hero and often married him. The play based on a novel ,,uncle tom's cabin". The play was written by Aiken