Woyzeck (German Edition)
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Büchner's play is amazing, written in the 19th century but widely regarded as the first truly "modern" drama. It was based on the real-life case of a barber who stabbed his mistress in a fit of jealousy and was sentenced to death in 1821. A classic study, you might think, of violence prompted by sexual rage. But in Büchner's fragmented scenes it becomes something else altogether: a naturalistic tragedy, a damning social critique, a lower-class King Lear, a debate on free will and determinism. Hold it up to the light and it always takes on a different colour. --Guardian
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Number nineteen in NHB's Drama Classics Series, providing the world's great drama at a great price.
Translated by Gregory Motton, with an introduction by Kenneth McLeish.
The introduction to this edition of Woyzeck includes a short biography of Georg Büchner and chronology of his work; a guide to what happens in the play; a short history of the play its source material, form and context; and a guide to the political background and naturalism and expressionism in theatre.
Based on a real-life murder trial that took place in Germany in the 1820s Woyzeck was written in 1837 but not staged until 1913. Since then it has become one of the most performed and influential plays in German theatre, Woyzeck is a modern classic that remains frighteningly relevant today.
Franz Woyzeck, a lowly soldier stationed in a provincial German town, is bullied by his superiors and starved by the regiment's doctor in the name of scientific experiment. His only pleasures in life are his lover Marie and their innocent young son. But when Woyzeck learns that Marie has been unfaithful with the regiment's handsome Drum Major, he murders his lover in a fit of rage and hopelessness.
Translated by Gregory Motton, with an introduction by Kenneth McLeish.
The introduction to this edition of Woyzeck includes a short biography of Georg Büchner and chronology of his work; a guide to what happens in the play; a short history of the play its source material, form and context; and a guide to the political background and naturalism and expressionism in theatre.
Based on a real-life murder trial that took place in Germany in the 1820s Woyzeck was written in 1837 but not staged until 1913. Since then it has become one of the most performed and influential plays in German theatre, Woyzeck is a modern classic that remains frighteningly relevant today.
Franz Woyzeck, a lowly soldier stationed in a provincial German town, is bullied by his superiors and starved by the regiment's doctor in the name of scientific experiment. His only pleasures in life are his lover Marie and their innocent young son. But when Woyzeck learns that Marie has been unfaithful with the regiment's handsome Drum Major, he murders his lover in a fit of rage and hopelessness.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Certainly worthy of a place in any self respecting library, Buchner's tale of a soldier driven mad by his cheating wife works on many levels.
Told with the minimum of stage directions, Woyzeck has been (famously) put together by various editors to meet Buchner's perceived intentions. This edition certainly reads as the definitive one, and the full and informative notes provided here help give you as much insight as you could need, and more than is probably merited for a bargain price of £3.99.
A fantastic play, full of characters and motives that are beautifully fleshed out with the maximum of subtlety and the minimum of effort, Woyzeck provides an essential antidote to the over produced plays and scripts of the modern age.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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As a student director I picked this up as a challenge and it certainly was! This chilling play is a fantastic example of some of the most cutting edge theatre of our time. Chronologically, this version makes more sense than other copies I have read, the editor has kept the play in it's unfinished state which, in my opinion, makes it all the more interesting. It is well worth a read whether or not you consider yourself a theatre buff.
*: take the time to read the editor's notes and original manuscript (at the back) rather heavy going but stick with it!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Of the translations that are out there, I think this one by Gregory Motton (a fantastic playwright in his own right) does the most illuminating job, keeping the play jagged and alive. Other translations tend to stem the rhythm of the dialogue within the lines. This edition also comes with a very useful introduction, so that readers can understand why other versions of the play might occur in a different order of scenes, as well as highlighting the importance of Woyzeck as a revolutionary moment of dramatic writing.
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