THE AUTHOR AS TRAGIC HERO. THE PROBLEMATICS OF CHARACTER FORMATION IN PIER PAOLO PASOLINI’S “CALDERÓN”
THE AUTHOR AS TRAGIC HERO. THE PROBLEMATICS OF CHARACTER FORMATION IN PIER PAOLO PASOLINI’S “CALDERÓN”
Author(s): Zsigmond LakóSubject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Editura Universitatii din Oradea
Keywords: play; character; tragic hero; self-reflection; Pasolini; motifs.
Summary/Abstract: Pier Paolo Pasolini’s “Calderón”, written between 1967 and 73, is inspired by the tragedy of Pedro Calderón de la Barca entitled La vida es sueño (Life Is a Dream). Pasolini’s tragedy deals with very similar issues to Calderón’s play: its leitmotif is the possibility of liberation from the determination of fate. The tragedy happens on a social and oedipal level, which are intertwined, with the power-structures mutually reflecting. Dream, non-remembrance, captivity and the oedipal triangle are the marks of Pasolini’s portrayal of himself as a tragic hero.
Journal: Analele Universităţii din Oradea Fascicula Limba si Literatura Română (ALLRO)
- Issue Year: 20/2013
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 97-102
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
