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NEW HISTORICIST READING OF MARAT/SADE

Santandrea, Maya

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2006, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Theatre and Film.
As a play that both spoke to its time and can potentially gain new significance as a reflection of contemporary American society, The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade is the subject of this study. Renowned for its striking imagery, evocative and provocative themes, and popularized through Peter Brook’s innovative production techniques, Peter Weiss’s monumental play attained particular relevance in light of America’s political climate during the mid- to late 1960s. Using New Historicism as a theoretical lens, this study explores the play’s representation in and critical reception to its premiere in London of 1964 and New York of 1965, respectively.
Bradford Clark (Advisor)
84 p.

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  • Santandrea, M. (2006). NEW HISTORICIST READING OF MARAT/SADE [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1149790393

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Santandrea, Maya. NEW HISTORICIST READING OF MARAT/SADE. 2006. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1149790393.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Santandrea, Maya. "NEW HISTORICIST READING OF MARAT/SADE." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1149790393

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)