CO 1503 Study Guide - Final Guide: Henrik Ibsen, Kunqu, Existentialism
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Charles ii: parliament reinstates the limited monarch and charles ii comes to power in. England: he brings french theatrical ideas with him including neoclassicism. Neoclassicism: origin in italy but exploded in france, this was the word in anything france, verisimilitude is the appearance of truth, hakespeare did(cid:374)"t follo(cid:449) neo(cid:272)lassi(cid:272)is(cid:373) No more than 24 hours: place. Characters travel in timely manner: action. One plot with little to no subplot. Comedy of manners: most popular of all comedies, characters drawn from the upper classes, character interest. Witty repartee: often substituted words for others to get past government censorship, appealed to middle class because made fun of upper class. In 1978 the first ballad opera was produced. Gay"s the beggar"s opera: emerged in part out of the popular italian opera. Included spoken dialogue with lyrics set to popular songs of the time. Asian theatre: knew nothing of greek or rome theatre, asian theatre is comprised of different forms.
