Description |
1 online resource (xi, 181 pages) |
Series |
Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture |
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Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture.
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Contents |
Everyman and Jedermann -- Hinkemann : Ernst Toller and the effects of the First World War -- Beckmann : Wolfgang Borchert, the medieval medium, and the modern message -- Biedermann : Max Frisch and a morality play without a moral |
Summary |
"This study aims to provide new interpretations of three major German plays about war in the twentieth century by looking at them through the lens of the medieval English Everyman play, moving them away from their historical contexts and highlighting their broader philosophical importance. The plays are Ernst Toller's Hinkemann, Wolfgang Borchert's Draussen vor der Tür (The Man Outside); and Max Frisch's Biedermann und die Brandstifter (The Arsonists); Hugo von Hofmannsthal's adaptation of the medieval Everyman play is also touched on "-- Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 06, 2021) |
Subject |
Toller, Ernst, 1893-1939. Hinkemann
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Borchert, Wolfgang, 1921-1947. Draussen vor der Tür.
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Frisch, Max, 1911-1991. Biedermann und die Brandstifter
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SUBJECT |
Biedermann und die Brandstifter (Frisch, Max) fast |
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Draussen vor der Tür (Borchert, Wolfgang) fast |
Subject |
German drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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War in literature.
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LITERARY COLLECTIONS / European / German
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German drama
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War in literature
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2021027198 |
ISBN |
9781800104020 |
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1800104030 |
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9781800104037 |
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1800104022 |
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