{"product_id":"bennewitz-goethe-faust-david-g-john-9781442643338","title":"Bennewitz, Goethe, 'Faust': German and Intercultural Stagings","description":"\u003cp\u003eFritz Bennewitz (1926-1995) was the director-in-chief of East Germany's Weimar National Theatre. Extraordinary in his capacity for cultural and linguistic adjustment, he directed productions in twelve countries, always adapting shows to make them meaningful to local audiences. Notably, Bennewitz conducted stagings of Goethe's \u003cem\u003eFaust \u003c\/em\u003ein four different languages over a series of seven productions -- three in pre-unification Weimar, one in the reunited Germany, and one each in New York, Manila, and Mumbai.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first comprehensive account of Bennewitz's remarkable career, \u003cem\u003eBennewitz, Goethe, Faust \u003c\/em\u003eis also a pioneering study of intercultural interpretations of \u003cem\u003eFaust\u003c\/em\u003e. David G. John brings to light previously unknown archival materials -- including annotated playbooks, correspondence, translations, videos, and reception information -- as well as unpublished production photos from the stagings discussed in the book. \u003cem\u003eBennewitz, Goethe, Faust\u003c\/em\u003e makes a cogent argument for this director's place alongside the twentieth century's greatest theatre innovators.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David G. John\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442643331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442643338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2012","brand":"David G. John","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065597505791,"sku":"9781442643338","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_db1971cb-8e37-44d6-9fc0-838473dc6e91.jpg?v=1768676030","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bennewitz-goethe-faust-david-g-john-9781442643338","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}