A phenomenological criticism: A phenomenologically based methodology for analyzing theatrical works

The thesis, using Husserlian phenomenology, presents a descriptive, analytical approach for theatrical works. The methodology consists of two parts: "feeling" and "meaning." "Feeling" covers the reader/viewer's experience of the work; "meaning" covers the source of that experience in the work. An introductory portion asks the analyzer to describe the autonomous aspects of the work. The evaluative conclusion asks the reader/viewer to describe change or lack thereof in the personal perspective; Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs, Edith Stein's treatment of empathy, and Ernst Cassirer's paradigms of cultural expression are all used to enrich the analytical approach. Two plays, Caryl Churchill and David Lan's A Mouthful of Birds, and Jean Genet's The Screens, and one performance piece, Holly Hughes' Dress Suits for Hire, demonstrate the approach.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Theatre Arts

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Year

1990

Author dc:creator

• Sabbath, Roberta Sterman

Statement dc:rights

• IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/rtds/103

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:oasis.library.unlv.edu:rtds-1102