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1 Masks in Literature

2 Japan Noh Theater Since 8 th Century Roles of spirits and demons and animals http://literature.proquestlearning.com

3 China 3 rd Century Music in all Opera masks Meaningful colors – red= devotion, courage, bravery – Black=fierceness, roughness, boldness, honesty www.paulnoll.com/China/Opera

4 Americas Dance masks Initiation dramas http://www.mask-and-more-masks.com/American-Masks.html

5 Africa Greatest number of forms Sacred dance performances Realistic & abstract Masks of Black Africa by Ladislas Segy (1976)

6 Greece Large theaters Exaggerated features Changing

7 Persona “Mask” Root word: personal, personality Meanings: – Acting – Literature e.g.To Kill a Mockingbird – Psychology

8 Psychological Persona On-line persona Different personas for different situations Jung: a person’s way of adapting to the world The Psychology of C.G. Jung: An Introduction with Illustrations by Jolande Jacobi (1973)

9 Carl Jung Individual persona requires: The individual’s vision of the ideal person, the “model” The environment’s or society’s view of the perfect person The individual’s physical and emotional situation http://cgjungqld.tripod.com/


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