Presentationalism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A presentational style. uncountable

    "Broadway actors of the ’40s were still accustomed to crisp presentationalism, while Brando, freshly anointed by the Method grande dame Stella Adler, would talk into his sweater, murmur and upstage himself, seeming to subvert the very purpose of performance."

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"Broadway actors of the ’40s were still accustomed to crisp presentationalism, while Brando, freshly anointed by the Method grande dame Stella Adler, would talk into his sweater, murmur and upstage himself, seeming to subvert the very purpose of performance."

Etymology

From presentational + -ism.

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