This thesis attempts to put into practice certain precepts culled from leading semioticians in its focus on La camisa (1960), a work by the contemporary Spanish dramatist, Lauro Olmo (1922-). Semiotics has, thus, provided the theoretical framework from which to question the usual critical interpretations of this work: by concentrating on the theme of heroism the intention here is, therefore, to offer an alternative critical reading of the play's protagonists. / The work of Patrice Pavis, Anne Ubersfeld and Keir Elam is examined in the first chapter and particular attention is paid to the interface between signs, communication and characterization on stage. This is the theoretical basis for the consideration in the next chapter of the heroism of the masculine protagonist, widely acknowledged in previous criticism. In the third chapter an innovative interpretation is offered, using the same theoretical base, of the heroism of the female protagonist, which posits a code of behaviour rarely commented upon before.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.61037 |
| Date | January 1992 |
| Creators | Lauzière, Carole |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | sp |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Arts (Department of Hispanic Studies.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001288848, proquestno: AAIMM74593, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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