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Masks in Literature

Masks in Literature. Japan. Noh Theater Since 8 th Century Roles of spirits and demons and animals http://literature.proquestlearning.com. China. 3 rd Century Music in all Opera masks Meaningful colors red= devotion, courage, bravery Black=fierceness, roughness, boldness, honesty.

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Masks in Literature

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  1. Masks in Literature

  2. Japan • Noh Theater • Since 8th Century • Roles of spirits and demons and animals http://literature.proquestlearning.com

  3. China • 3rd Century • Music in all • Opera masks • Meaningful colors • red= devotion, courage, bravery • Black=fierceness, roughness, boldness, honesty www.paulnoll.com/China/Opera

  4. Americas • Dance masks • Initiation dramas http://www.mask-and-more-masks.com/American-Masks.html

  5. Africa • Greatest number of forms • Sacred dance performances • Realistic & abstract Masks of Black Africa by Ladislas Segy (1976)

  6. Greece • Large theaters • Exaggerated features • Changing

  7. Persona • “Mask” • Root word: personal, personality • Meanings: • Acting • Literature • e.g.To Kill a Mockingbird • Psychology

  8. Psychological Persona • On-line persona • Different personas for different situations • Jung: a person’s way of adapting to the world The Psychology of C.G. Jung: An Introduction with Illustrations by Jolande Jacobi (1973)

  9. Carl Jung Individual persona requires: • The individual’s vision of the ideal person, the “model” • The environment’s or society’s view of the perfect person • The individual’s physical and emotional situation http://cgjungqld.tripod.com/

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