Dramatic Structure In Plays of Tsegaye Gebre Medihin
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1994-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Based on their genres, aesthetic and soc ial values, plays
may be classified as epic, abs urd , cruelty, morality,
histori cal, religious , revolutionary and the like. structurally
also , two approaches - the conventional o r Aristotelian and
unconventional , fo r instance, Brechtian methods are most often
excercised by various practitioners.
The pu r pose of this thesis is to see the appropriate
application of both the conventional a nd unconventional
dramatic structures in some of the select ed pl ays of Tsegaye.
In the introduct ory part o f this work, the general
assessment of other resea rchers' ana lysis on the plays of the
same a uthor is reviewed . The next theoretical chapte r discusses
the rules and principles of both the conventional and Brechtian
epic playwriting .
In th is section , the nature o f Fr eytag's Pyramid,
including its components - the expositi on, comp l ication and
r esolution parts is elabora ted. Furthermore, the necessities
of the divi s i ons of a play into scenes and acts are indicated.
Added t o the convent i ona l type o f pre s e ntation, the unique
cha r act eristic feature of Brechtian epic theatre is also
defined in this chapter .
I n the ligh t of t he theor e tical djs ~ussio ns, the second
ird chapters respective l y examine t k~ prnpe r usage
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six of the plays o f the dramatist.
Last of all , the concludi ng part attempts to put all the
findings of this research in a more condensed way . What is more
is that this study has been supported by interviews which are
held with the playwright and two senio r directors who directed
several of his plays. All the discussions with the three
interviwees, have separately been recorded by t ape-recorde
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Dramatic Structure in Plays