The German Molière Revival and the Comedies of Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Carl Sternheim
Foreword by D.A. Joyce
©1993
Thesis
VIII,
212 Pages
Series:
German Studies in Canada, Volume 4
Summary
Although they have yet to be treated together in a comparative study, Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Carl Sternheim had a number of points of convergence in their respective searches for a modern form for the serious comedy. This study documents the collegial relationship between the two authors - in part with previously unpublished archival material -, analyses their respective treatments of Molière's comedies and places this in the context of Molière's reception in the German-speaking countries since the 17th century. What emerges is a new view of the comedies of Hofmannsthal and Sternheim, which sees both dramatists applying the same technique of countermodelling Molière's constellations of comedic figures - a modern critical re-appraisal of the traditional comedic type character.
Details
- Pages
- VIII, 212
- Publication Year
- 1993
- ISBN (Softcover)
- 9783631457986
- Language
- English
- Published
- Frankfurt/M., Berlin, Bern, New York, Paris, Wien, 1993. VIII, 212 pp.
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