German Theater Before 1750: Sachs, Gryphius, Schlegel, and others

by Gerald Gillespie (Editor)

Overview

An illustrative selection of German dramas from the baroque age and the early Enlightenment (i.e. prior to Lessing), by Sachs, Gryphius, Schlegel, and others.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826407030
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/01/1992
Series:	German Library , #8
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.59(d)

About the Author

Martin Julius Esslin (1918-2002) was a Hungarian-born English playwright and critic best known for coining the term "The Theatre of the Absurd" in his work of that name (1962).

Table of Contents

Foreword: Martin Esslin
 
Introduction: Gerald Gillespie
 
HROTSVITHA OF GANDERSHEIM
Dulcitius
Translated by Katharina Wilson
 
HANS SACHS
Fool Surgery
Translated by Martin W. Walsh
 
PAUL REBHUN
Susanna
Translated by M. John Hanak
 
ANDREAS GRYPHIUS
Leo Armenius
Translated by Janifer G. Stackhouse
 
DANIEL CASPER VON LOHENSTEIN
Sophonisba
Translated by M. John Hanak
 
JOHANN ELIAS SCHLEGEL
The Dumb Beauty
Translated by Andre Lefevere

Editorial Reviews

An illustrative selection of German dramas from the baroque age and the early Enlightenment (i.e. prior to Lessing), by Sachs, Gryphius, Schlegel, and others. Foreword by Martin Esslin. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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