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Mythmaking and storytelling: the monologue in contemporary american drama

Although the monologue has survived as a dramatic device since the time of Greek and Roman theater, relatively little attention has been devoted to its effect on dramatic narrative. Contemporary American playwrights extend and redefine the tradition of the monologue; drawing upon the experimental theater movements of the past two decades and sometimes imitating the fluidity of film, they invite us to establish a new theoretical context for discussing the kinds of "storytelling" that their monologues.

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