Essays about: "Mary Röine Doolan"

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  1. 1. The Playboy of the Western World: A Carnivalesque Reading

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Mary Röine Doolan; [2014-02-06]
    Keywords : Synge; Irish Drama; carnivalesque; grotesque realism; tragicomedy; symbolism;

    Abstract : A carnivalesque reading of J. M. Synge’s The Playboy of the Western World is presented. Mikhail Bakhtin defines carnivalesque as a literary style that challenges authority and traditional social hierarchy through the use of humour and chaos, and he compares the carnivalesque in literature to the carnivals of popular culture. READ MORE