Buchner. The Complete Plays: Danton's Death, Leonce and Lena, Woyzeck, The Hessian Courier, Lenz, On Cranial Nerves, Selected Letters

Georg Buchner; Michael Patterson, editor

ISBN 10: 0413140903 / ISBN 13: 9780413140906

Published by Methuen, London, 1987

About this Item

In very good condition; light toning to outside edges and clean interior; points of light rubbing along edges, more so top and bottom of spine; otherwise, as new. 306 pages. 7 x 4 3/8 in.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Buchner. The Complete Plays: Danton's Death, Leonce and Lena, Woyzeck, The Hessian Courier, Lenz, On Cranial Nerves, Selected Letters
• Publisher: Methuen, London
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0413140903
• ISBN 13: 9780413140906
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

The complete collection of Büchner's plays in one volume



Büchner was acknowledged by figures as divergent as Antonin Artaud and Bertolt Brecht to be the forefather of modern theatre. On his death at the age of 23, he left behind some outstanding dramatic works: his historical drama, Danton's Death, 'the most remarkable first play in European culture' (Guardian), translated here by Howard Brenton and Jane Fry; the innovatory tragedy, Woyzeck, translated by John Mackendrick; and the absurdist comedy, Leonce and Lena, translated by Anthony Meech. He also left a powerful short story, Lenz, an important account of his research into cranial nerves, and his revolutionary pamphlet, The Hessian Courier. All these are collected in this one volume and supplemented with a selection of his remarkable letters.

About the Authors

Georg Büchner is widely acknowledged as the forefather of modern theatre. On his death at the age of 23, he left behind some outstanding dramatic works: his historical drama, Danton's Death, "the most remarkable first play in European culture"―Guardian, the innovatory tragedy, Woyzeck, and the absurdist comedy, Leonce and Lena.

Howard Brenton is one of the UK's most respected dramatists. His acclaimed plays include The Romans In Britain, Bloody Poetry, Weapons of Happiness, Pravda with David Hare and, more recently, In Extremis, Anne Boleyn and Doctor Scroggy's War for Shakespeare's Globe, Paul and Never So Good for the National Theatre, and 55 Days, The Arrest of Ai Weiwei, Drawing the Line and Lawrence After Arabia for Hampstead Theatre. He also wrote fourteen episodes of BBC spy drama Spooks.