Lessons from the Bloody Rain: The Young Vic Production of A View from the Bridge and Miller's Tragic Form
This article examines the nature and structure of the tragic experience as encountered and revealed in the Young Vic, Ivo van Hove production of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge (New York, 2015). Miller's own writings on tragedy are critically examined against a backdrop of tragic th...
| Veröffentlicht in: | The Arthur Miller Journal. - Pennsylvania State University Press, 2006. - 12(2017), 2, Seite 103-114 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2017
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | The Arthur Miller Journal |
| Schlagworte: | A View from the Bridge Young Vic Ivo van Hove production theory of tragedy tragic exaltation creation of a larger vision Behavioral sciences Arts Applied sciences Philosophy |
| Zusammenfassung: | This article examines the nature and structure of the tragic experience as encountered and revealed in the Young Vic, Ivo van Hove production of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge (New York, 2015). Miller's own writings on tragedy are critically examined against a backdrop of tragic theory, and a new vision of Miller's use of tragedy in this play emerges. Rigid definitions of tragedy are eschewed in favor of rich descriptions. Critical issues include the "size" of the action, the moral stature of the central character, the magnitude of the loss, and the dimensions of the tragic vision. This essay argues that the production's use of the chorus in the play leads us to a profoundly shocking experience, which both breaks the heart and expands it, exalting the vision the tragic experience releases at the bitter end of this production. |
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| ISSN: | 23333154 |
| DOI: | 10.5325/arthmillj.12.2.0103 |