THE PERIPHERY AS A SCAFFOLD FOR HUMANITY IN THE DRAMATIC WORKS OF G. M. ZAMFIRESCU Cover Image

THE PERIPHERY AS A SCAFFOLD FOR HUMANITY IN THE DRAMATIC WORKS OF G. M. ZAMFIRESCU
THE PERIPHERY AS A SCAFFOLD FOR HUMANITY IN THE DRAMATIC WORKS OF G. M. ZAMFIRESCU

Author(s): Alin Serafim Ștefănuț
Subject(s): Romanian Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature, Drama
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: suburbia; moral periphery; human degradation; revenge; European dramatic literature;

Summary/Abstract: The periphery, a closed, confining universe, has a long tradition in European dramatic literature, being often perceived as a final stage of human degradation. G. M. Zamfirescu, through Domnișoara Nastasia (Miss Nastasia), chooses to join a niche roster when it comes to the localization of the setting in this play to this deliquescent environment. However, in his case, the characters inhabiting this universe appear as individuals who are capable of uplifting feelings, powerful passions, with a psychology that is much more complex than what the suburbia where their every aspiration falls apart allows. Escaping the moral periphery in which these characters live seems within reach, but it cannot be achieved if not through death or madness, as proven by the heroes of the tragicomedy Domnișoara Nastasia.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 21
  • Page Range: 498-503
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: English
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