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Sinéad Crowe - Religion in Contemporary German Drama - 9781571135490 - V9781571135490
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Religion in Contemporary German Drama

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Description for Religion in Contemporary German Drama Hardcover. Investigates German religious drama since the 1970s, asking the question whether it develops religious themes or only exploits religious motifs, and exploring how it reflects the changing place of religion and spirituality in the world. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Investigates German religious drama since the 1970s, asking the question whether it develops religious themes or only exploits religious motifs, and exploring how it reflects the changing place of religion and spirituality in theworld. Critics often claim that the twenty-first century has seen a sudden "return" of religion to the German stage. But although drama scholarship has largely focused on politics, postmodernity, gender, ethnicity, and "postdramatic" performance, religious themes, forms, and motifs have been a topic and a source of inspiration for German dramatists for several decades, as this study shows. Focusing on works by four major dramatists - ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
Number of Pages
178
Place of Publication
Columbia, MD, United States
ISBN
9781571135490
SKU
V9781571135490
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Reviews for Religion in Contemporary German Drama
Crowe largely succeeds in reaching her objective of offering thought-provoking interpretations of religion in contemporary avant-gardist German-language theatre. In her analyses of religious elements in individual dramas, in particular, she provides models of thoughtful, well-researched commentary on the use of religion in literature in general, while taking full consideration of the context, the medium, and the audience.
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