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| the attempt to represent subject matter truthfully, without artificiality, and avoiding artistic conventions, implausible, exotic and supernatural elements. |
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| these people tried to bridge the gap between realism and anti-realism, saying that every play should define its own form |
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| the representation of reality is distorted to communicate inner feelings; dramatic action seen through the eyes of the protagonist and therefore frequently seems distorted or dream-like; there are stock characters |
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| Idealized war and the developing machine age; attacked artistic ideals of past and made fun of museum art;wanted to incorporate electronic media, puppetry, and visual arts into theatre. |
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| reaction to the insanity of WWI and proponents argued that it mirrored the madness of the world;mocked museum art and tried to confuse and antagonize audiences; didnt glorify war 'cause they were pacifists |
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| subconsious was the highest plane of reality and attempted to re-create its workings dramatically; plays seemed to be set in a dreamworld, mixing recognizable events with fantastic happenings |
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| the art of comparing things to one another making connections with to alike but unlinke things |
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