Individu et Société dans le théâtre de Harley Granville Barker

Individual and society in harley granville barkers' drama

• Auteur / Autrice : Paul Richard Belemgoabga
• Direction : Jean-Claude Amalric
• Type : Thèse de doctorat
• Discipline(s) : Littérature anglaise
• Date : Soutenance en 1988
• Etablissement(s) : Montpellier 3

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Granville-Barker, Harley (1877-1946)

Résumé

La periode victorienne laisse aux edouardiens un heritage dont la remise en question s'impose a tous ceux qui recherchent une solidarite sociale. Harley granville barker, philosophe et humaniste, s'interesse aux nouveaux devoirs de l'individu. Il developpe un theatre realiste et intellectuel, vehicule d'idees par excellence. Il adhere a la fabian society ou il retrouve son ami personnel g. B. Shaw. Il ne croit pas a la lutte des classes mais a la necessite morale d'une reorganisation sociale. Il concoit l'education comme une liberation qui permet des chances egales d'epanouissement a tout individu. Les meilleurs elements ainsi formes pourront garantir l'avenement d'une societe plus solidaire et plus humaine.

The edwardians inherited from the victorians a heritage whose calling into question became imperative to all those who strived for social solidarity. Harley granville barker, a philosopher and humanist, interested himself in the new duties set to every individual. He developed a realistic and intellectual theatre, a paramount medium of ideas. He was member of the fabian society where he met with his close friend g. B. Shaw. He didn't believe in class struggle but in the moral neccesity of a social organisation. He viewed education as a way to liberation which provides equal opportunies to every individual to improve himself. Thus the best trained people in society could ensure the advent of a society showing more solidarity and more humanity.