This paper tackles Sa’adallah Wannus’ play The Elephant, Oh Lord of Ages as a manifestation of the playwright’s employment of features of Bakhtin’s carnivalesque. The paper focuses on the role of the mask as an effective tool in power relations. Mask is utilized for accomplishing various purposes. In Mikhail Bakhtin’s carnival, mask is related to gaiety, collectiveness and renewal. It is also rela...
This paper tackles Sa’adallah Wannus’ play The Elephant, Oh Lord of Ages as a manifestation of the playwright’s employment of features of Bakhtin’s carnivalesque. The paper focuses on the role of the mask as an effective tool in power relations. Mask is utilized for accomplishing various purposes. In Mikhail Bakhtin’s carnival, mask is related to gaiety, collectiveness and renewal. It is also rela...