Our Country's Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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When & where did the play premiere?
When & where did the play premiere?
1988 at London's Royal Court Theatre
First Fleet arrival in New South Wales date?
First Fleet arrival in New South Wales date?
1788
Verfremdungseffekt definition
Verfremdungseffekt definition
Brechtian alienation effect; prevents emotional absorption
How many actors play 30+ characters?
How many actors play 30+ characters?
Just ten actors
Which play do convicts perform?
Which play do convicts perform?
Farquhar's The Recruiting Officer
Transportation policy purpose?
Transportation policy purpose?
Relieve prison overcrowding; provide colonial labour
Metatheatrical meaning in this play?
Metatheatrical meaning in this play?
A play about putting on a play
Intertextuality definition
Intertextuality definition
Relationship between texts creating new meanings
Gov. Phillip's approach to convicts?
Gov. Phillip's approach to convicts?
Progressive: rehabilitation over flogging/hanging
Idiolect definition
Idiolect definition
Unique speech patterns of an individual or group