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King Stag : Carlo Gozzi's tragicomedy in a staging for marionettes by Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Reň Morax and Werner Wolff / editors, Museum f|r Gestaltung Z|rich, Sabine Flaschberger, Petra Schmid.
Van Pelt Library PN1978.S7 K6613 2025
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Morax, Reň, 1873-1963, King Stag., author.
- Gozzi, Carlo, 1720-1806, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Taeuber-Arp, Sophie, 1889-1943--Criticism and interpretation.
- Taeuber-Arp, Sophie.
- Puppet theater.
- Marionettes.
- Avant-garde (Aesthetics).
- Gozzi, Carlo, 1720-1806. Il re cervo--Adaptations.
- Gozzi, Carlo.
- Morax, Reň, 1873-1963. King Stag.
- Morax, Reň.
- Wolff, Werner, 1886-1972. King Stag.
- Wolff, Werner.
- marionettes (stringed puppets).
- Physical Description:
- 255 pages : illustrations (chiefly color, 12 folded), facsimiles ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Carlo Gozzi's tragicomedy in a staging for marionettes by Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Reň Morax and Werner Wolff
- Place of Publication:
- Z|rich, Switzerland : Scheidegger & Spiess, [2025]
- Summary:
- The marionettes that Sophie Taeuber-Arp created for a 1918 production of the play "King Stag" have long been regarded as icons of the avant-garde. Endowed with geometric bodies and mask-like faces designed to draw out the highly strung characters they play, these dancing, prancing figures reflect the tensions of the age. They also show Taeuber-Arp leaving the naturalistic style of conventional puppet theater far behind her. Here, this illustrious ensemble is at last joined by the entertaining adaptation of "King Stag" by dramatists Reň Morax and Werner Wolff for which it was made, published in full for the first time. As in Carlo Gozzi's "Il re cervo" of 1762, on which this modern version is based, the romantic entanglements, coarse bickering and brawling are sparked by King Deramo's search for a bride. Magic also has a part to play, both in the mysterious statue that acan see into the hearts of the bridal candidates and n the king's brief metamorphosis into a stag.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-252).
- Contains:
- Morax, Reň, 1873-1963, King Stag., author.
- Wolff, Werner, 1886-1972. King Stag.
- Other Format:
- German edition
- ISBN:
- 9783039422746
- 303942274X
- OCLC:
- 1544943772
- Publisher Number:
- 9783039422746
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