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The fortunes of everyman in twentieth-century German drama : war, death, morality /
"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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Rochester, New York :
Camden House,
2022.
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| Colección: | Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "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 "-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 181 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781800104020 1800104030 9781800104037 1800104022 |