Concept information
Preferred term
2534Stock character types (theatre)
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Scope note
- A type is a stereotypical fictional person possessing physical, psychological, or moral attributes that are known to the audience in advance and remain constant throughout the play, appearing in several different plays. A type is created whenever individual and original characteristics are sacrificed to generalisation and magnification. The spectator identifies easily the type in question by a psychological trait, a social milieu, or an occupation, usually belonging to a certain genre. Types are found mainly in theatrical forms having a strong tradition in which the recurring stock characters represent the major human types or failings that are critisised by the dramatist.
Source
- Kennedy 2005
- Pavis 2006
Contributor
- Katsiadakis Helen (AA)
Creator
- Goulis Helen (AA)
Notation
- 2534
In other languages
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French
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German
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Greek
URI
https://humanitiesthesaurus.academyofathens.gr/dyas-resource/Concept/2534
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