{"product_id":"two-plays-of-weimar-germany-ferdinand-bruckner-9780810137721","title":"Two Plays of Weimar Germany: Youth Is a Sickness and Criminals","description":"\u003ci\u003eTwo Plays of Weimar Germany\u003c\/i\u003e offers new translations, by the renowned theater scholar and translator Laurence Senelick, of popular works by the playwright Ferdinand Bruckner: \u003ci\u003eYouth Is a Sickness \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eKrankheit der Jugend\u003c\/i\u003e) and \u003ci\u003eCriminals\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eDie Verbrecher\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Though his fame was later eclipsed by peers such as Bertolt Brecht, Bruckner was the celebrity dramatist of his time, and a new generation of readers is discovering his groundbreaking plays known for their strong cultural critique and unflinching portrayals of social ills, outcasts, and misfits. \u003ci\u003eYouth Is a Sickness\u003c\/i\u003e (1924) explores the lives of Germany's \"lost generation,\" those who grew up during and after the cataclysm of the First World War, devoid of hope and ideals, lost in a haze of sex and drugs. \u003ci\u003eCriminals\u003c\/i\u003e (1926) traces several court cases about a failed double suicide, theft, abortion, and homosexual blackmail, controversial topics for the audience of its time and even today. Its innovative staging and interwoven storylines illuminate the imposed social tensions and legal injustice faced by the characters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this expert translation, readers can see Bruckner as a public intellectual, a man committed to commenting on the fate of Germany; humane values; and the past, present, and future in his work. With an introduction by the translator, this volume will be the definitive version for readers, actors, playwrights, and scholars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ferdinand Bruckner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810137720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810137721\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Ferdinand Bruckner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44652111724799,"sku":"9780810137721","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f5c00f33-71d3-4e77-b291-66c6c4e051e9.jpg?v=1704214624","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/two-plays-of-weimar-germany-ferdinand-bruckner-9780810137721","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}