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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2017.15.4.395

Study on Narrators in the Realism Plays -Our Town and A View from the Bridge  

Oh, Soonmo (Dept. of Nursing, Munkyung College)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.15, no.4, 2017 , pp. 395-403 More about this Journal
Abstract
Narrators used to take an important role in the theatre of ancient Greece. They gave the audience an important information, explained the situations and conflicts between characters by talking to the audience directly. But in the realism play in the 20th century, which is represented as the 'fourth wall,' anything that can interrupt commitments of the audience such as a narrator, was excluded. However the two representative playwright in the 20th century, Thorton Wilder and Arthur Miller took narrators in their plays, Our Town and A View form the Bridge. This study shows why they adopted narrators in their play, which was unusual at that time and how this form of narrator affects to the meaning of the plays.
Keywords
Realism Play; Our Town; A View from the Bridge; Form of Play; Narrator;
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