No Man's Land
Author:   David W. Robinson
Publisher:   Harwood-Academic Publishers
Volume:   v.4, Pt.2.
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9783718657865


Pages:   228
Publication Date:   01 March 1996
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No Man's Land


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The political events of ""annus mirabilis"" 1989 marked a rare turning point in world history, but the significance of the year for German literary history is unique. As the 40-year-old German Democratic Republic ceased to exist, so too did the special circumstances which had fostered a literature separate from and in competition with that of the Federal Republic of Germany. A new period of literary history was delimited almost overnight: Germany Democratic Republic literature now was something to be examined as a whole, cultural movement. At the same time, the literary traditions of the German Democratic Republic have continued to influence the contemporary cultural scene, often in ways that are only gradually becoming clear. The essays, memoirs, and plays collected in this special issue of Contemporary Theatre Review represent an early attempt to assess and reassess one of the German Democratic Republic's richest cultural domains: its theatre. Contributors include David W. Robinson, C

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Author:   David W. Robinson
Publisher:   Harwood-Academic Publishers
Imprint:   Harwood-Academic Publishers
Volume:   v.4, Pt.2.
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9783718657865


ISBN 10:   3718657864
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   01 March 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction, The activist Legacy of Theatre in the German Democratic Republic, From Trial to Condemnation: Th Date over Brecht/Dessau's 1951 Opera Lucullus, Periods of Precarious Adjustment, Discursive Contradictions: Questions about Heiner Muller's Autobiography, Only Limited Utopias are Realizable: On a Motif in the Plays of Peter Hacks, Not Peasant Stew! Real Theatre for the People!, Christoph Hein: Engagement in the German Democratic Republic, partial contents.

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