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Heiner Müller's Democratic Theater: The Politics of Making the Audience Work (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture, 180) - Hardcover
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The East German playwright Heiner Müller (1929-1995) is one of the most influential European dramatists and theater directors since Brecht. While critical literature on Müller often discusses the politics of his works, analysis tends to stop at the level of the text, neglecting the theatrical events that emerge from it and the audiences for which it was written and performed. Situating his study within Müller's interests in democracy and audience activity, Michael Wood addresses these gaps in scholarship, making an original contribution to the understanding of Müller's work as playwright and director.
In 1985, Müller spoke of the importance of a "democratic" theater: one that confronts theatergoers with densely contradictory material that they must interpret for themselves, reflecting the complexity of material reality and encouraging them to question their participation in political life. Wood's study shows that Müller sought to do this in his combined 1988 production of Der Lohndrücker, Der Horatier, and Wolokolamsker Chaussee IV: Kentauren, staged at a time when questions of democracy were at the forefront of East German consciousness. It also demonstrates that from the beginning of his career Müller tried to make theater that would create a form of democracy both within and outside the theater.
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About the Author
Michael Wood is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, where he received his PhD in 2014.
Review
Michael Wood's monograph provides an excellent investigation of Heiner Mueller's pursuit of effective political theater. . . . By directing readers' attention to the social basis of human character and shifting boundaries of collective experience and action, Wood's monograph proves particularly timely as it reminds readers that the production and reception of art can and should have social and political consequences. GERMAN STUDIES REVIEW
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- PublisherCamden House
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 1571139982
- ISBN 13 9781571139986
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages240
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Analyzes not just Mueller's texts but also the theatrical events that emerged from them, showing that from the beginning of his career Mueller tried to create democracy both within and outside the theater.The East German playwright Heiner Mueller (1929-1995) is one of the most influential European dramatists and theater directors since Brecht. While critical literature on Mueller often discusses the politics of his works, analysis tends to stop at the level of the text, neglecting the theatrical events that emerge from it and the audiences for which it was written and performed. Situating his study within Mueller's interests in democracy and audience activity,Michael Wood addresses these gaps in scholarship, making an original contribution to the understanding of Mueller's work as playwright and director.In 1985, Mueller spoke of the importance of a "democratic" theater: one thatconfronts theatergoers with densely contradictory material that they must interpret for themselves, reflecting the complexity of material reality and encouraging them to question their participation in political life. Wood's studyshows that Mueller sought to do this in his combined 1988 production of Der Lohndruecker, Der Horatier, and Wolokolamsker Chaussee IV: Kentauren, staged at a time when questions of democracy were at the forefront of East German consciousness. It also demonstrates that from the beginning of his career Mueller tried to make theater that would create a form of democracy both within and outside the theater.Michael Wood is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, where he received his PhD in 2014. Analyzes not just Mueller's texts but also the theatrical events that emerged from them, showing that from the beginning of his career Mueller tried to create democracy both within and outside the theater. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781571139986
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