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27 Cards in this Set
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Kotzebue
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- develops sentimental comedy into Melodrama
- wrote "Misanthropy and Repentance" (this made him the father of melodrama) |
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Basic Characteristics of Melodrama
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- focus on emotional appeal
- musical underscoring of emotion - vocal and physical underscoring of emotion - virtue under siege - strict poetic justice - comic relief - fast paced - extensive use of plot devices |
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Focus on Emotional Appeal
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- manipulation of emotion given focus over plausibility of story or depth of characterization
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Musical Underscoring of Emotion
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- played throughout
- adopted by film industry at end of century - film industry adopted this product |
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Vocal and Physical Underscoring of Emotion
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- powerful delivery and empathic gesture
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Virtue Under Siege
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- virtuous hero is hounded by a villain and undergoes endless threats to happiness
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Strict Poetic Justice
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- plays end in a way that satisfies moral beliefs of audience
- villain is defeated or reformed - virtuous saved and rewarded (some after death) |
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Comic Relief
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- one sidekick to main character that is emotional counterpoint to story
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Fast Paced
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- episodic and sensational action
- short exposition story goes fast with all events onstage - elaborate spectacle and local color |
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Extensive Use of Plot Devices
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- fortunate coincidence
- concealed identity - discoveries - reversals - act ends with strong climax or "curtain line" |
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Immanuel Kant
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- German idealist philosopher
- influenced Romanticism |
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Fundamental Tenants of Romanticism
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- beyond earth there is a higher truth created by an absolute being
- the closer something is to natural state the more likely it contains fundamental truth - humans are restricted by physical limitations can can never truly grasp truth - art allows for glimpses of this ultimate truth and are made more aware of potential - only genius can see past this world |
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Beyond Earth There is a Higher Truth Created by an Absolute Being
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- God, Spirit, Idea, Ego
- all things are part of a whole and each other - all creation has a common origin and observation to any small part may give a greater insight to the larger truth |
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The Closer Something is to Natural State the More Likely it Contains Fundamental Truth
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- drama this translates into topics with normal people in rebellion against beaurocratic society
- neoclassicists thought this necessity |
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Humans are Restricted by Physical Limitations and can Never Truly Grasp Truth
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- we must live in the physical world but our spirits long to transcend this limitation
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Only Genius Can See Past This World
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- only the artist genius and philosopher have this
- artist is a superior being capable of providing guidance |
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Ludwig Tieck
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- wrote "Kaiser Octavianus"
- known for his romantic dramas |
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George Buchner
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- precursor of expressionism and naturalism
- wrote "Woyzeck" |
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Freiderich Hebbel
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- wrote "Maria Magdalena"
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Alexander Dumas
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- romantic dramatist with a flair for dramatic situation
- wrote "The Three Musketeers" (historical spectacle) |
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Louis-Jaques Daguerre
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- "The Daguerrotype" best known for inventing the first effective form of photography
- invented panorama and diorama photography |
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Panorama and Diorama
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- considered the most important inventions leading to motion pictures
- surrounded by continuous painting - panoramas were painted for the stage |
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Percy Bysshe Shelley
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- wrote "Prometheus Unbound"
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Sir Walter Scott
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- great romantic novelist
- many of his plays were adapted |
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"The Castle Spectre"
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- written by Matthew "Monk" Lewis (famous melodramatist)
- started the vogue for gothic melodrama in creepy castles - it's a gothic melodrama |
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"Murder at the Roadside Inn"
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- written by Edward Fitzball
- it popularized stories about REAL drama |
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Sheridan Knowles
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- wrote "William Tell"
- wrote " The Hunchback" |
