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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/10133
Title: Death as Theme and Dramatic Device in the Theatre of Jean Cocteau
Authors: Rope, Jean
Advisor: Pocknell, B. S.
Department: Romance Languages
Keywords: French and Francophone Language and Literature;Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures;French and Francophone Language and Literature
Publication Date: Oct-1970
Abstract: <p>The purpose of this paper will be as follows: in Chapter I to study Cocteau's references and reactions to death in his own life; in Chapter II to discuss the theme of death as it appears in his theatre; in Chapter III to examine the techniques in which death is presented on his stage; to assess, in the Conclusion, the dramatic value of both the theme of death and its expression and the effectiveness and suitability of the mise en scène in the presentation of this theme.</p>
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/10133
Identifier: opendissertations/5194
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