This thesis looks at Chikamatsu Monzaemon's domestic puppet play "The Love Suicide at Amijima" as a multi-level performance. It revisits the textual interpretations of Donald H. Shively and Donald...Show moreThis thesis looks at Chikamatsu Monzaemon's domestic puppet play "The Love Suicide at Amijima" as a multi-level performance. It revisits the textual interpretations of Donald H. Shively and Donald Keene, and the musical interpretation of Andrew Gerstle, while adding a study of visual elements for a full interpretation. It argues that textual elements alone do not lead to an adequate interpretation. Furthermore, it argues that Chikamatsu's stylized representation of reality, as opposed to a naturalistic one, does not impact the quality negatively, as is suggested by Shively.Show less
The research conducted in this paper revolves around the interpretation and meaning of temporal adverbial clauses in English. The research was based on Diessel’s (2008) study of the positioning of...Show moreThe research conducted in this paper revolves around the interpretation and meaning of temporal adverbial clauses in English. The research was based on Diessel’s (2008) study of the positioning of temporal adverbials in English. The study consisted of a survey that the participants were asked to fill out. The questions regarded their personal interpretation of different sentence pairs. The results showed no significant difference between the meanings of the sentences in each pair. However, the results did show that the participants recognized that a change in emphasis was present in the sentence pairs.Show less
