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The critical realism of João das Neves

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Author(s):
Marilia Gomes Henrique
Total Authors: 1
Document type: Master's Dissertation
Press: Campinas, SP.
Institution: Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Artes
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Examining board members:
Suzi Frankl Sperber; Veronica Fabrini Machado de Almeida; José Roberto Zan
Advisor: Suzi Frankl Sperber
Abstract

This research analyses the dramaturgic production of João das Neves, encompassing the following plays: O último carro (1964), O quintal (1978), Mural mulher (1979), Café da manhã (1980) e A pandorga e a lei (1983-1984). These works were produced during the military dictatorship in Brazil. The political engagement of João das Neves made possible the development of a theatre turned to the effervescent problems of the Brazilian social reality, and leading the author to formulate an epic-structured play with its particular specificities. In this sense his dramaturgy aims to enlighten the public about some aspects of the social machinery, integrating the viewer to the scenic space. He also presents the characters from a social perspective ¿ non-individualized, as it is the case of the bourgeois drama (AU)