THTR 1020 : Theatre Final
Document Summary
Conventions: vary by medium(film, tv, print, common language or syntax , assumed practices, accepted through repetition. When a particular combination of dramatic structure and conventions repeat, we call it . Genre: a system of classification for drama. (system of repetition, western world started with 2 genres: tragedy and comedy, mixed together and created other genres. Genre is a system of repetition and difference: the basic structure repeats, but the elements change . it sets up expectations. Economic/institutional function of genre: organize the way consume media, help industry produce and market products through a standardization of the product, and distribute them (reaching specific markets) Artistic function of genres: genre unconsciously instructs us as spectators as to way something is intended to be interpreted. Greek tragic performance: movement crucial element (despite aristotle"s assertions otherwise, vigorous contest, promoted exchanges on polis, citizenship, war, and domestic life. In the play, it is shown that medea is a foreigner.
