232 Pages
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Routledge
232 Pages
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Routledge
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What was German Naturalism? What were its achievements? How does it compare with its counterparts in other European countries? These are some of the difficult questions addressed by John Osborne in Gerhart Hauptmann and the Naturalist Drama , a revised and updated version of his The Naturalist Drama in Germany, now widely acknowledged as the standard introduction to the subject. The debates to... Read more
Introduction to the SeriesPrefacePart 1 - History and Theory 1. The first steps to Naturalism 2. Naturalism and the theatre: From Heinrich Hart to Otto Brahm 3. Naturalism in Theory: Arno Holz 4. Naturalism and SocialismPart 2 - Gerhart Hauptmann in Context5. Vor Sonnenaufgang 6. Das Friedenfest 7. Einsame Menschen 8. Die Weber 9. The Naturalist comedy 10. Some later dramas 11. The dramatic style of NaturalismAppendix 1 - Plays presented by the Freie BühneAppendix 2 - Plays presented by the Volksbühnen, 1890-5Select BibliographyIndex
Biography
John Osborne
