Talk:The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life

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hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. the "relationship between performance and front stage." what is front stage? what am I missing? KzzRzz Knocker 06:24, 2 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Like a theatre - there is a back-stage and a front-stage. But you are right - the explanation is not really good. --85.178.122.31 (talk) 08:26, 29 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

title usually translated literally[edit]

german title is also not translated literally: "Wir alle spielen Theater" -> "We all act("play theater", if you translate word by word)"
mention it?
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erving_Goffman#Werke_.28Auswahl.29
Halmerit (talk) 08:03, 19 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Publication date[edit]

The text indicates it was first published in 1956. But the box on the right lists the publication date as 1959. In addition 1959 is one of the tags at the bottom.108.244.74.98 (talk) 22:44, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]