Dec 31, 2009

Travesties | Topics for Further Study

Read two or three poems by Tristan Tzara. What elements in the poems do you think reflect dadaism as espoused by the character of Tzara in Stoppard's play? What other poets can you find that follow dadaism in their works and who are they?

Investigate the status writers had in communist Russia. Were Lenin's opinions that were cited in the play on the relationship between art and politics upheld after the revolution? Were they altered?

Read Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. What specific thematic and structural parallels do you find between the two plays?...