PROPAGANDA, FREEDOM, AND LITERATURE
PROPAGANDA, FREEDOM, AND LITERATURE

Summary/Abstract: The dramatic text has a life of its own, in fact it only really exists when it is performed on stage. Thus, the text gets even closer to the audience, the direct address makes the viewer feels like being an integral part of the story. The advantages and disadvantages of dramatic literature can be outlined from this mixture made of text &performance. In recent years, important studies have been written about dramaturgy, about the social and political context that influenced dramatic literature (and not only). And when it came to post-war dramaturgy, there was a lot of discussion about the connection between propaganda and literature, some authors were more attracted to propaganda (wanting to see their texts coming to life on a stage), others made efforts to stay in the aesthetic sphere. In this article we will focus on the works of three very different (women) authors.

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