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@proceedings{1598597,
author = {Kačer, Tomáš},
booktitle = {Hradec Králové Anglophone Conference, 28-29 March 2019, University of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic},
keywords = {Psychological drama; American drama; Modernist theatre; wonder show; psychoanalysis; telepathy; pseudo-science},
language = {eng},
title = {Theatres of Mind : On the American Modernist Tradition of Psychological Drama},
year = {2019}
}
TY - CONF
ID - 1598597
AU - Kačer, Tomáš
PY - 2019
TI - Theatres of Mind : On the American Modernist Tradition of Psychological Drama
KW - Psychological drama
KW - American drama
KW - Modernist theatre
KW - wonder show
KW - psychoanalysis
KW - telepathy
KW - pseudo-science
N2 - The early years of the 20th century witnessed a slow transformation of American drama and theatre from a mainly commercial enterprise into a more diverse cultural phenomenon. As part of the process, Modernist dramas were written and “art”, or “small”, theatres began operation. In my paper, I will look into several dramatic pieces that were considered Modernist experiments in psychological drama at the time of their creation, as they replied to current developments in psychology (psychoanalytical therapy) and bogus science (Mesmerism). Plays such as The Witching Hour (1907) by Augustus Thomas and Suppressed Desires (1915) by Susan Glaspell mark the beginning of a long strain of plays in American drama that treat ills of the American society as an expression of neurotic symptoms.
ER -
KAČER, Tomáš. Theatres of Mind : On the American Modernist Tradition of Psychological Drama. In \textit{Hradec Králové Anglophone Conference, 28-29 March 2019, University of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic}. 2019.
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