Spring Awakening

Informationen zum Autor Frank Wedekind (1864-1918) had a seminal effect on the development of twentieth-centruy German drama. His plays portray a society riven by the demands of lust and greed, and his powerful writing continues to disturb and shock; his plays were still being refused a performing licence in Britain in the 1960s. Klappentext A Student Edition of Wedekind's classic 1891 expressionist play about adolescent sexuality.Wedekind's notorious play Spring Awakening influenced a whole trend of modern drama and remains relevant to today's society, exploring the oppression and rebellion of adolescents among draconian parents and morals. This seminal work looks at the conflict between repressive adulthood and teenage sexual longings in a provincial German town.Highly controversial and with themes of sexuality, social attitudes and adolescence, the play is a popular and provocative text for study, especially at undergraduate level.This translation by Edward Bond first brought the play to English audiences when it premiered at the National Theatre in 1974. Receiving high praise ('scrupulously faithful both to Wedekind's irony and his poetry.' The Times), this version is now considered to be the definitive English translation.This Student Edition features expert and helpful annotation, including a scene-by-scene summary, a detailed commentary on the dramatic, social and political context, and on the themes, characters, language and structure of the play, as well as a list of suggested reading and questions for further study and a review of performance history.A Student Edition of Wedekind's classic 1891 expressionist play about adolescent sexuality. Zusammenfassung A Student Edition of Wedekind's classic 1891 expressionist play about adolescent sexuality.

Product details

• Authors: Charlotte Ryland, Frank Wedekind
• Assisted by: Rachel Newberry (Editor), Charlotte Ryland (Editor), Ryland Charlotte (Editor), Edward Bond (Translation)
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2012
• EAN: 9781408140895
• ISBN: 978-1-4081-4089-5
• No. of pages: 152
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 14 mm
• Series: Methuen Drama; Student Editions; Methuen Student Edition; Methuen Drama: Student Edition; Student Editions; Methuen Student Edition
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; DRAMA / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / German, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, german, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Plays, Playscripts, Literary studies: plays and playwrights