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Beschreibung
Theory of the Modern Drama is a brilliant analysis of the emergence and development of modern drama from the Renaissance to the present day. Szondi offers a highly original interpretation of the transformation of the dramatic form which took place at the end of the nineteenth century.
Theory of the Modern Drama is a brilliant analysis of the emergence and development of modern drama from the Renaissance to the present day. Szondi offers a highly original interpretation of the transformation of the dramatic form which took place at the end of the nineteenth century.
Über den Autor

PETER SZONDI was Professor of Comparative Literature at the Free University in Berlin before his death in 1971. He is the author of groundbreaking works on the theory of drama and comparative literature.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword (Jochen Schulte-Sasse)

Introduction (Michael Hays)

Theory of Modern Drama (Peter Szondi)

I. Absolute Drama

Definition and Historical Context

The Situation of the Dialogue

The Absence of the Author

II. Attempts to Rescue the Absolute Drama

Ibsen (The Retrospective Method)

Chekhov (The Static Method)

Maeterlinck (The Static Method)

III. Dissolution of the Absolute Drama)

Naturalism and the Dramaturgy of the "Slice of Life"

Expressionism

The Epic Theater (Brecht)

The Problem of Time, Space, and Social Context

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1987
Genre: Allgemeine Lexika, Importe
Rubrik: Literaturwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780745603896
ISBN-10: 0745603890
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Szondi, Peter
Übersetzung: Hays, Michael
Hersteller: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Wiley-VCH GmbH, Boschstr. 12, D-69469 Weinheim, product-safety@wiley.com
Maße: 153 x 228 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: Peter Szondi
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.04.1987
Gewicht: 0,23 kg
Artikel-ID: 118394896