Themes of anomie in French theatre since 1968.

Title: Themes of anomie in French theatre since 1968.
Identifier: AAI8821090
identifier: 8821090
Creator: House, Jane E.
Contributor: Adviser: Daniel Gerould
Date: 1988
Language: English
Publisher: City University of New York.
Subject: Theater | Literature, Romance | Sociology, Social Structure and Development | History, European
Abstract: Chaos erupted in Paris in May 1968 as university students, who were later joined by workers, threw up barricades to protest the hierarchical nature of French society. The demonstrations took on the theatrical aspect of a festival. The social unrest reflected an anomie in French society which is deeply rooted in the nation's history. The alienation and disorientation of 1968 affected the theatrical system and the drama of France. Drawing on Robert K. Merton's typology of adaptations to anomie, in this study I will look at how seventeen playwrights addressed their concerns about the culture in twenty-two plays written since 1968. The chapters are arranged under three themes: plays about the Commune of 1871; plays about exile, immigration, and displacement; and plays on the theme of everday life.
Type: dissertation
Source: PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
degree: Ph.D.