Durrenmatt : a study in plays, prose, theory / by Timo Tiusanen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tiusanen, Timo, author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dürrenmatt, Friedrich--Criticism and interpretation.

Dürrenmatt, Friedrich.

Dürrenmatt, Friedrich--Criticism and interpretation.

Dürrenmatt, Friedrich.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (510 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1977.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Dürrenmatt's apparently conflicting statements about his central concerns have baffled scholars attempting to interpret his works. In his critical approach to Dürrenmatt, Timo Tiusanen emphasizes the author's relation to the theater, and analyzes the thirteen original stage plays, eight radio plays, and five adaptations, using the special concept of "scenic image" developed in an earlier study of O'Neill. Four books by Dürrenmatt on the theater and politics are related to the dramatist's creative practice, and his six books of prose are also carefully considered. Exploring the writer's career to reconcile conflicting attitudes that have been taken toward his work, Timo Tiusanen sees Dürrenmatt's writings as representing a persistent effort to express artistically a paradoxical view of the world.Originally published in 1978.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Abbreviations

List of Illustrations

Introduction: A Host of Dürrenmatts

PART ONE: Entering the Stage

1. Early Prose Works: A Dead End

2. Poetry in Picture Books: It Is Written, The Blind Man

PART TWO: A Creative Outburst

3. A Judge of His Own Case: Romulus the Great

4. Don Quixote in a Broken Mirror: The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi

6. Nature Behind the Scenes: Three Novels

7. The Absolute Grotesque Takes Over: A Dangerous Game, The Pledge

8. More Than a Reservoir of Themes: Radio Plays

9. A Judge of His Own Craft: Writings On The Theater

10. All Roads Lead to Guellen: The Visit

PART THREE: Victories and Defeats

11. Freedom Among the Gangsters: Frank V

12. Doctoring a Hopeless Patient: The Physicists

13. The Other Half of the Paradox: Hercules, The Meteor

14. His Own Dramaturge: The Anabaptists

15. "Strindmatt or Dürrenberg?": Play Strindberg

16. Shake-Scening the Barbs: Four Adaptations

17. Cosmic and Underground Visions: Portrait of a Planet, The Partaker

18. Models of the State: Five Prose Works

Conclusion: Dürrenmatt and the Stage

Appendix: A List of Works

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical rerferences and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691608211

0691608210

9780691636689

0691636680

9781400871469

1400871468

OCLC:

903442108