Anna Christie

Japanese: 《アンナ・クリスティー》 - あんなくりすてぃー
Anna Christie

…His realist style, which was rare in American theater at the time, was very well received. His subsequent plays, such as Anna Christie (premiered in 1921) and Love Under the Elms (premiered in 1924), also used solid realist techniques, but he also quickly adopted the methods of European anti-realism and tried various experiments. For example, The Emperor Jones (premiered in 1920) was based on expressionist aesthetics, and placed emphasis on lighting and sound effects, trying to express the protagonist's emotions in a way that the audience could see and hear. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Anna Christie" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…当時のアメリカ演劇には珍しいリアリズムの作風は,大いに歓迎された。その後の戯曲には,同じく手堅いリアリズムの手法を用いた《アンナ・クリスティー》(1921初演)や《楡の木陰の欲情》(1924初演)もあるが,他方ではヨーロッパの反リアリズム演劇の方法をいち早くとり入れ,多様な実験を試みた。たとえば《皇帝ジョーンズ》(1920初演)は表現主義美学を基礎として照明や効果音を重視し,主人公の感情を観客が見たり聞いたりできるかたちであらわそうとした。…

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