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Heiner Muller's The Hamletmachine
Taschenbuch von David Barnett
Sprache: Englisch

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"I'm good Hamlet gi'me a cause for grief"

At first glance, readers of The Hamletmachine (1979) could be forgiven for wondering whether it is actually a play at all: it opens with a montage of texts that are not ascribed to a character, there is no vestige of a plot, and the whole piece lasts a total of ten pages.

Yet, Heiner Müller's play regularly features in theatres' repertoires and is frequently staged by university theatre departments. In four short chapters, David Barnett unpicks the complexities of The Hamletmachine's writing and frames its author as an experimental, politically committed writer who confronts the shortcomings of his age. In considering the problems Müller poses for the play's performance, he also discusses two exemplary productions in order to show how the work can engage very different audiences.

This book examines why such a compact, radically open, and yet seemingly obscure play has proved so popular.

"I'm good Hamlet gi'me a cause for grief"

At first glance, readers of The Hamletmachine (1979) could be forgiven for wondering whether it is actually a play at all: it opens with a montage of texts that are not ascribed to a character, there is no vestige of a plot, and the whole piece lasts a total of ten pages.

Yet, Heiner Müller's play regularly features in theatres' repertoires and is frequently staged by university theatre departments. In four short chapters, David Barnett unpicks the complexities of The Hamletmachine's writing and frames its author as an experimental, politically committed writer who confronts the shortcomings of his age. In considering the problems Müller poses for the play's performance, he also discusses two exemplary productions in order to show how the work can engage very different audiences.

This book examines why such a compact, radically open, and yet seemingly obscure play has proved so popular.

Über den Autor

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David Barnett is a Professor of Theatre at the University of York.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Surveying the Scenes 2. A History of Western Civilisation in Ten Pages 3. Open Sesame? 4. Staging The Hamletmachine Conclusion

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Theater & Film
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781138192775
ISBN-10: 1138192775
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Barnett, David
Hersteller: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Maße: 172 x 118 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: David Barnett
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.09.2016
Gewicht: 0,073 kg
Artikel-ID: 121157351
Über den Autor

?

?

David Barnett is a Professor of Theatre at the University of York.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Surveying the Scenes 2. A History of Western Civilisation in Ten Pages 3. Open Sesame? 4. Staging The Hamletmachine Conclusion

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Theater & Film
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781138192775
ISBN-10: 1138192775
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Barnett, David
Hersteller: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Maße: 172 x 118 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: David Barnett
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.09.2016
Gewicht: 0,073 kg
Artikel-ID: 121157351
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