E-Book, Englisch, 210 Seiten
Westphalen Lyric Incarnate
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-134-42114-5
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
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The dramas of Aleksandr Blok
E-Book, Englisch, 210 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-134-42114-5
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Lyric Incarnate examines the plays of Aleksandr Blok, the pre-eminent poet of Russian Symbolism and one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century. Blok's plays have received less attention than his poetry in the West, and this book is the first and only English-language monograph devoted to Blok the playwright. In chronological succession, each of Blok's major plays is examined in detail. Special attention is accorded to Blok's relations with the major directors of his time, particularly Meyerhold and Stanislavsky. Blok's role, for instance, in Meyerhold's formulation of the theatre of the grotesque proved to be critical, and his relation to the Moscow Art Theatre just before the October Revolution helped to define the future course of that theatre. Blok's innovative dramatic technique is carefully studied at each stage in his career, from his earliest "lyric dramas", such as A Puppet Show and The Stranger, to his great tragedy The Rose and the Cross.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction to the series
List of plates
A Note on Transliteration
Acknowledgements
Introduction - Blok, his Drama, and the Theater
Chapter One - Of Puppets and Carnival: A Puppet Show
Chapter Two - Stasis and Revolution: The King on the Square
Chapter Three - Carnival and Eros: The Stranger
Chapter Four - The Trilogy as Trilogy: The Carnival-Grotesque and the Destructive Statue Myth
Chapter Five: Towards "Healthy Realism": The Song of Fate
Chapter Six: From Epic to Tragedy: The Rose and the Cross
Conclusion - Blok as Dramatist
Works Cited
Index of Names
