Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773-1853) was one of the most formative influences of the romantic movement, inspiring such major figures as Novalis and Hoffmann. Not only did his tales and novels shape the cou
Described by Brecht as 'a gangster play that would recall certain events familiar to us all', Arturo Ui is a witty and savage satire of the rise of Hitler - recast by Brecht into a fictional, small-ti
Critics often claim that the twenty-first century has seen a sudden "return" of religion to the German stage. But although drama scholarship has largely focused on politics, postmodernity, gender, eth
Johann Nestroy: Der bose Geist Lumpazivagabundus oder Das liederliche Kleeblatt. Zauberposse mit Gesang in drei AufzugenEdition Holzinger. TaschenbuchBerliner Ausgabe, 2013Vollstandiger, durchgesehene
Johann Nestroy: Der Talisman. Posse mit Gesang in drei AufzugenEdition Holzinger. TaschenbuchBerliner Ausgabe, 2013Vollstandiger, durchgesehener Neusatz mit einer Biographie des Autors bearbeitet und
Johann Nestroy: Das Madl aus der Vorstadt oder Ehrlich wahrt am langsten. Posse in drei AufzugenEdition Holzinger. TaschenbuchBerliner Ausgabe, 2013Vollstandiger, durchgesehener Neusatz mit einer Biog
Johann Nestroy: Einen Jux will er sich machen. Posse mit Gesang in vier AufzugenEdition Holzinger. TaschenbuchBerliner Ausgabe, 2013Vollstandiger, durchgesehener Neusatz mit einer Biographie des Autor
Johann Nestroy: Der Zerrissene. Posse mit Gesang in drei AufzugenEdition Holzinger. TaschenbuchBerliner Ausgabe, 2013Vollstandiger, durchgesehener Neusatz mit einer Biographie des Autors bearbeitet un
Johann Nestroy: Freiheit in Krahwinkel. Posse mit Gesang in zwei Abteilungen und drei AufzugenEdition Holzinger. TaschenbuchBerliner Ausgabe, 2013Vollstandiger, durchgesehener Neusatz mit einer Biogra
This volume collects Heiner Muller's reinterpretation of the bard. His Macbeth presents numerous characters that do not appear in Shakespeare's play and nine completely new scenes. Anatomy of Titus br
Ham (German and humanistic studies, U. of Wisconsin-Green Bay) describes how German playwright Wedekind (1864-1918) uses the concept of elasticity in response to the precariousness of modern life. In
Critics have paid increasing attention to the oeuvre of Luise Gottsched (1713-62), Germany's first prominent woman of letters, but have neglected her lifelong work of translation, which encompassed ov
The Georg Buchner Prize is the highest literary honor for German language writers, and the full extent of Buchner’s influence—from Gerhart Hauptmann to Christa Wolf, Max Reinhardt to Robert Wilson, Al
'Brecht's dark, dazzling world-view…makes an absolutely devastating impact. The play is fuelled by the brilliant perception that everyone requires such a dual or split personality to survive.' Evening
Twenty-four interconnected playlets describe events which took place in ordinary German households in the 1930s. They dramatize with clinical precision the suspicion and anxiety experienced by ordinar
Includes the first English translation of two plays.Volume 8 contains his last completed plays, from the eight years between his return from America to Europe after the war and his death in 1956. Brec
Goethe is the supreme genius of modern German literature. The Iphigenia story has occupied great creative minds through the ages from Euripides to Racine.
This new translation of this notorious but pioneering play is an obvious addition to the NHB Drama Classics series. This volume includes an extensive introduction giving the background to play and aut
