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

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.

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