Underdogs of Of Mice and Men on the Stage

• 발행기관: 조선대학교 국제문화연구원
• 저자명: 신효수(Shin, Hyosoo)
• 간행물 정보: 『국제문화연구』Vol.13 No.2, 261~287쪽, 전체 27쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 기타인문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2020.12.30

영문 초록

John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men, one of his labor-themed trilogy with In Dubious Battle and The Grapes of Wrath, is well-known for its revision to a playscript. This paper aims to analyze the details made in the revision to reveal the author’s intention and the difference between the two genres of a paper book and stage performance. The second chapter explains the revision process and its effect from paper to stage, and the third one observes the specific aspects of language and context. Through the analysis, the conversion means the useful characterization with richer tonality meaning all the characters’ balanced participation and realistic writing for the audience’s understanding and emotion. To be specific, the revision makes changes in the form, reasonable language for audience’s understanding, refined contents for the public’s emotion, more sincere labor theme with active resistance, sweet sentimentalism by agonizing to the last, and richer tonality of making Curley’s wife the heroine. Lastly, this research is expected to expand the intertextuality between the genres and Steinbeck’s artistry.

목차

Ⅰ. Introduction

Ⅱ. Revision Process and Effect from Paper to Stage

Ⅲ. Characterization with Richer Tonality and Realistic Writing in the Revision to Stage

Ⅳ. Conclusion

키워드

Of Mice and Men revision to a playscript richer tonality realistic writing sweet sentimentalism