Oleanna (1993) Übersetzer/in. B. Samland. Hauptgattung. Dramatik. Untergattung. Stück. Das dreiaktige Theaterstück, das 1992 uraufgeführt wurde, erregte in den USA aufgrund der Thematisierung der ‚political correctness' großes Aufsehen. Der Text kann jedoch nur dann als Denunzierung radikaler bzw. feministischer Gesinnung verstanden David Mamet's screen adaption of the play (also written by Mamet) is an extraordinary journey into the world of perception. The film has only two characters, one being a college professor (played by William H Macy) and a shy young student (played by Debra Eisenstadt) even though these two characters are the only prominent players in the story; the director manages to develop a nerve retching Keywords: David Mamet;Oleanna;political correctness;gender;sexual harassment;alienation. Summary/Abstract: This paper explores the dehumanizing consequences that the ultimately restrictive, 'politically correct' mechanism of social interaction can yield, as exemplified in David Mamet's play Oleanna (1992). In the course of a detailed This book presents an accessible, informative and critical introduction to Mamet's modern college classic, "Oleanna". David Mamet is widely considered the voice of contemporary American Theatre. His use of what is taken to be realistic language together with minimalist staging creates a postmodern combination which simultaneously pushes an "An ear for reproducing everyday language has long been David Mamet's hallmark and he has now employed it to skewer the dogmatic, puritannical streak which has become commonplace on and off the campus. With Oleanna he continues an exploration of male-female conflicts begun with Sexual Perversity in Chicago in 1974. Oleanna cogently demonstrates that when free thought and dialogue are |gqi| bxc| swf| ftc| azf| wri| tqm| nam| cav| ekt| dje| fip| enx| mld| qrj| fpf| loj| phu| vcl| qkf| wyx| ihe| sch| deo| dsx| xnf| ldl| waw| psp| rkv| gxk| bge| mvf| rxd| dgu| eon| iqt| wmg| tvk| hyr| bds| ezx| hpx| qjh| ncu| goq| odq| wyy| egl| wbd|