Angels in Paradise: Imagining Hell and Its Demons from the Inside Out

ECU Author/Contributor (non-ECU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)

Lee H Hoff (Creator)

Institution

East Carolina University (ECU )

Web Site: http://www.ecu.edu/lib/

Abstract: Theatre , at its core , is inherently an inquisition into human nature and life itself. Through its abstractions , a mirror world may be created through which an audience may analyze behavior , motivation , and consequence in a way that it is not afforded in everyday life. Because of this mimesis , plays are a useful vehicle through which complex , universal questions may be asked. Not only this , but plays become an important mirror to the artist's own soul. A writer uses his , her , or their own psyche's ether to precipitate a physical manifestation of emotion , experience , and memory. While this project originally aimed to explore the underbelly of America and the indigestible aspects of Americana , it became an exploration into the self , the self within the context of the world , and the self becoming the self.

Additional Information

Publication

Honors Project

Language: English

Date: 2017

Keywords

Theatre, emotion, experience, memory

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