The escape theme in Miss Hellman's plays

Authors

  • Júnia de Castro Magalhães Alves Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Abstract

This article establishes a parallel among Miss Hellman's eight original plays, focusing on one of her most recurrent themes: her characters' psychological needs and their often vain attempts to flee from their land, their history and themselves.

Este artigo estabelece um paralelo entre as oito peças da teatróloga americana Lillian Hellman, focalizando um de seus temas recorrentes: os anseios e frustrações de seus personagens, na tentativa vã de fugir de sua terra, de seu passado e de si mesmos.

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Published

1987-12-31