German Expressionist Theatre: The Actor and the Stage (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521035224)

German Expressionist Theatre considers the powerfully stylized, antirealistic styles of symbolic acting on the German Expressionist stage from 1916 to 1921. It relates this striking departure from the dominant European acting tradition of realism to the specific cultural crises that enveloped the German nation during the course of its involvement in World War I. The examination of portions of previously untranslated Expressionist scripts and actor memoirs allows for an unprecedented focus on description and analysis of the acting itself.

Author: David F. Kuhns
ISBN-10: 0521035228
ISBN-13: 9780521035224
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/14/2006
Pages: 324
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.73d