Date of Award
2014
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
English Language, Literature, and Creative Writing
Keywords
Language, literature and linguistics, Communication and the arts, Affective, Cognitive, Drama, Performance, Poetics
Supervisor
Frank, Johanna
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Abstract
Drama, due to its dual-medium nature, is a unique genre of literature, and is a genre that gains meaning in both textual and performance modes. This study considers the relationship between script and performance in terms of elements specific to either writing (i.e. typographical layout) or performance (i.e. visual elements on stage). Drawing on Reuven Tsur's theory of cognitive poetics, this study propounds any meaning created by an element in a script can be equally created in performance and vice-versa, regardless of how that element may appear restricted to either script or performance. The theatrical work of Samuel Beckett serves as a case study to demonstrate how information, cognitive effects, and meaning can be translated fully between writing and performance.
Recommended Citation
Raymond, Gregory, "Cognitive Drama and the Plays of Samuel Beckett" (2014). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 5123.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/5123