English Explanatory Dictionary

distancing effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. According to Bertold Brecht, performance in such a way that the audience is hindered from simply identifying itself with the characters in the play, and must evaluate their actions on an overt, conscious level.

Word forms

distancing effect distancing effects

Synonyms

alienation estrangement Verfremdungseffekt
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