Few writers have transformed literature and theater so dramatically. Based on Henry J. Schmidt’s translations of The Hessian Messenger, Danton’s Death, Lenz, Leonce and Lena, and Woyzeck.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Few writers have transformed literature and theater so dramatically. Based on Henry J. Schmidt's translations of The Hessian Messenger, Danton's Death, Lenz, Leonce and Lena, and Woyzeck. The Georg Buechner Prize is the highest literary honor for German language writers, and the full extent of Buechners influencefrom Gerhart Hauptmann to Christa Wolf, Max Reinhardt to Robert Wilson, Alban Berg to Tom Waitsdefies cataloging. When Georg Buechner died in 1837 at the age of twenty-three, he left behind a small and heterogenous body of work, most of it unpublished: three plays, a novella, a political pamphlet, a dissertation, medical lectures, and letters. Matthew Wilson Smith has newly translated Buechners introduction to On Cranial Nerves. Each text is accompanied by explanatory annotations. The editors introduction examines the complexities of Buechners short life and how they informed his writing. The volume also contains ten illustrations. Contexts includes Buechners correspondence with the people who knew him best, impressions of Buechner from a fellow medical student, excerpts from Buechners diary, the wanted poster calling for Buechners arrest for political conspiracy as well as the real-life inspirations his novella, Lenz, and his best-known play, Woyzeck. For ease of reference, Criticism is topically arranged by work and includes assessments by, among others, Laura Ginters, Victor Brombert, Bertolt Brecht, Henry Schmidt, Andrew Webber, Rainer Maria Rilke, and George Steiner. Three accounts of important productions of Dantons Death are reprinted, including John Housemans remarks on Orson Welless staging. Finally, the speeches of four winners of the Georg Buechner PrizePaul Celan, Christa Wolf, Heiner Mueller, and Durs Gruenbeinare reprinted in their entirety. A Chronology of Buechners life and work and a Selected Bibliography are also included. Few writers have transformed literature and theater so dramatically. Based on Henry J. Schmidts translations of The Hessian Messenger, Dantons Death, Lenz, Leonce and Lena, and Woyzeck. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780393933512
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