DRAM 116 Lecture 2: Poetics Notes - Dram 116
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09/03/2014 (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Tragedy is the process of imitating an action, which has serious implications, is complete and possesses magnitude . Episodic: incidents are ordered into episodes by the exploration of a theme. Sanskrit: goal of sanskrit drama is not to reach a climax, but to induce the appropriate (rasa) tone, mood, or flavor, like episodic plays, these plays tend to explore a condition. Postmodern plays: abandon a linear narrative altogether for a hodgepodge or juxtaposition of seemingly disparate things such as different historical periods and fragmented language. Physical or biological: external appearance, such as species, sex, age, color, weight, hair and eye color, or height. Social: the character"s place in his or her environment, such as economic status, profession, family, relationships, and so on. Psychological: the inner workings of the mind that precede the action.
