An Introduction to the Works of Peter Weiss

A comprehensive introduction to the works and vision of the German writer, director, and political activist.

List of contents

Introduction
Subversive Slapstick: The Early Plays Der Turm, Die Versicherung, Nacht Mit Gästen, and MockinpottMockinpott
The Choreography of Documents: Die Ermittlung, Gesang vom Lusitanischen Popanz, and Viet Nam Diskurs
Staging Writers as Outcasts: Marat/Sade, Trotzki im Exil, Hölderlin, Der Prozess, and Der neue Prozess
Scenarios of Stagnation: Early Prose
Autobiography and Fiction: Abschied von den Eltern, Fluchtpunkt, and Rekonvaleszenz
Poetics and Politics: Essays, Open Letters, and Fragments
Perception as Resistance: Die Ästhetik des Widerstands
Works Consulted
Index

About the author

OLAF BERWALD is Department Chair of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures and Professor of German at Middle Tennessee State University.

Product details

• Authors: Olaf Berwald, Olaf (Customer) Berwald
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2003
• EAN: 9781571132321
• ISBN: 978-1-57113-232-1
• No. of pages: 178
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 234 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 408 g
• Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture; Studies in German Literature,; Studies in German Literature L
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies