memory play

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concept

A memory play is a dramatic work in which events are presented through a character’s recollections, often using non-linear structure and heightened, subjective reality to explore the past.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
flashback technique 1
memory play canonical 1

Instances (2)

Instance Via concept surface
The Glass Menagerie (stage)
surface form: The Glass Menagerie
includes flashback sections called "The Time Machine"
surface form: The Time Machine (narrative device in The Naked and the Dead)
flashback technique