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Gregory Mark Smith <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 28 May 1992 14:16:00 CDT
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Hmmm.  This discussion of TV/movies that can be considered Brechtian seems
to be too centered on the presence of Brechtian "devices" (direct address,
etc.).  Things are not so simple.  One should examine texts to see if certain
stylistic devices fulfill Brechtian FUNCTIONS within the context of the
narrative.  For example, "Moonlighting"'s direct address, to my memory,
never functions to promote any kind of A-effect.  Quite the opposite seems
true, that Dave and Maddie are trying to include the implied audience in a kind
of inside joke. You can't read the functionality of a device without examining
its context.  Kristin Thompson's examination of "Tout Va Bien" (in _Breaking
the Glass Armor_) is an excellent example of how one might analyze
Brechtian functions in a text.
 
Greg M. Smith

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