The old lady says "no": the language of denial in Brian Friel's The Loves of Cass McGuire
In Brian Friel's The Loves of Cass McGuire the presence of negative expressions both in stage directions and dialogue acts as a structuring principle and emphasizes the metadramatic construction of the play. Negative forms underlie Cass's growing awareness of disappointment and hopelessnes...
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Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2010-01-01
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Series: | Ilha do Desterro |
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Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/16419 |