Drama and Democracy: An Exploration of Democracy in Arthur Miller's Plays on Pilsen Stages

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angličtina
Original language name
Drama and Democracy: An Exploration of Democracy in Arthur Miller's Plays on Pilsen Stages
Original language description
The aim of this article is to analyse the rendition of democracy in Miller's plays performed on Pilsen stages in terms of the significant social and political events and developments in the second half of the 20th century. Not long after World War II, the formerly tense wartime atmosphere seemed to come back to life on the stage. To state a particular instance, "All My Sons" (1948) not only mirrored the wartime era, but, in some respects, also anticipated the era that was to come. The next production ofa play by Miller, "A View from the Bridge" was staged only in 1962. It was staged during the directorship of Václav Špidla, whose version of "Macbeth" (1963) established a short, new theatrical era in Pilsen Theatre. During Jan Fišer's directorship, twoproductions of Miller's plays were staged: "Incident at Vichy" (1965) and "The Crucible" (1967). With respect to the socio-political climate, both interpretations might have anticipated the loosening of the political atmosphere towards t
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
AL - Art, architecture, cultural heritage
OECD FORD branch
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Project
<a href="/en/project/GP405%2F09%2FP035" target="_blank" >GP405/09/P035: English and American Drama on Pilsen Theatre Stages in the Context of Twentieth-Century Social Events</a><br>
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P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2011
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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