Woyzeck - Georg Buchner

Sacrificed to powers larger than himself, Woyzeck is one of drama's first anti-heroes. He serves a German captain and makes money by allowing a doctor to experiment on him, but his deeper morality leads him to a tragic end.

About the author

The Plays for Performance series is edited by Nicholas Rudall, former artistic director of the Court Theatre at the University of Chicago where he is professor of classics, and Bernard Sahlins, founder and director of the Second City. They both live in Chicago, Illinois.

Summary

Sacrificed to powers larger than himself, Woyzeck is one of drama's first anti-heroes. He serves a German captain and makes money by allowing a doctor to experiment on him, but his deeper morality leads him to a tragic end.

Product details

• Authors: Georg Buchner, Nicholas Rudall
• Assisted by: Nicholas Rudall (Translation)
• Publisher: Ivan R. Dee
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.11.2002
• EAN: 9781566634496
• ISBN: 978-1-56663-449-6
• No. of pages: 56
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 4 mm
• Weight: 85 g
• Series: Plays for Performance; Plays for Performance Series; Plays for Performance Series
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet