Gerhart Hauptmann and the naturalist drama / John Osborne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Osborne, John, 1938-

Series:

German theatre archive 1027-7951 ; v. 1.

German theatre archive, 1027-7951 ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hauptmann, Gerhart, 1862-1946--Criticism and interpretation.

Hauptmann, Gerhart.

Hauptmann, Gerhart, 1862-1946.

German drama--19th century--History and criticism.

German drama.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

x, 219 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

[Second revised and upd. edition].

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Harwood Academic, [1998]

Summary:

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 which he contributed, and in some cases initiated, on Naturalism in the German theatre, Naturalist theory in Germany, and the development of the Naturalist movement to the contemporary Social Democrat movement, have remained central issues. This revised edition preserves the structure and approach of the original, including its emphasis on the early dramas of Hauptmann, while taking full account of subsequent scholarship which provides the context in which this Naturalist playwright's work can be placed.

Notes:

Originally published: [Manchester] : Manchester University Press, 1971.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-212) and index.

ISBN:

9057550067

OCLC:

40266166