ACCTG 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Ab Ovo, Literary Theory, Proscenium
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Literary studies ix (drama 2 & a short introduction to literary theory: time in drama, space and the changing shape of the theatrical stage. 3 structure: theatrical genres, a short introduction to literary theory. Seminar session 8: structure, setting and elizabethan theatrical conventions in a midsummer night"s dream: time in drama. Further important terms: performance time vs. fictional time of the play fictional time of the play = how long would the events in the story take. Performance time = how long does it take to perform the play. A midsummer night"s dream is in medias res . Information about the time can either be given verbally in the primary text or non verbally trough acoustic and visual codes. Acoustic: sound of the clock (rings 12 times) sound of the snow, a quiecking bird. Verbal: they say good night; bernardo says to the other person, that the clock struck twelve.
