John Guthrie

Schiller the Dramatist (eBook, PDF)

A Study of Gesture in the Plays

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Produktbeschreibung

In examining Schiller's often-neglected use of gesture, this study treats his dramas as written to be performed -- not merely read.

Many aspects of the works of Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805) have attracted attention. His work as a philosopher and pioneering thinker in poetics and aesthetics and as a historian have recently been the focus of much attention. But Schiller's dramas have always held the most interest, and they continue to be performed regularly both in German-speaking lands and around the world. Schiller is a dramatist of psychological conflict rather than of abstract ideas, and he had a unique grasp of how to use the stage to that end. This study of Schiller's use of gesture begins with a discussion of the origins of the gestures he employs, viewing them in relation to his medical writings, his literary influences, theories of the theater and acting, and Enlightenment thinking in general. The study then considers the use of gesture and related aspects of stagecraft in Schiller's nine completed dramas, highlighting elementsof continuity and development. It is concerned with the interpretation of gesture, often marginalized in studies of Schiller's works, and with the interrelationship between gesture and verbal text. It also considers Schiller's relationship to the theater of his day, and discusses the first performances of his plays as well as their more recent stage history in both Germany and Great Britain. Appearing in the 250th anniversary of Schiller's birth, this study treats his dramas as plays written to be performed -- as works that reach their fullest potential in the theater.

John Guthrie teaches modern German literature and language at the University of Cambridge, where he isfellow and director of studies at Murray Edwards College.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Abingdon Press
• Seitenzahl: 225
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781571137500
• Artikelnr.: 68308007

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Schiller's Gestures: Origins and Contexts An Experiment in
Theater: Die Räuber Playing at Politics: Die Verschwörung des Fiesko zu
Genua Violence and Silence in Domestic Tragedy: Kabale und Liebe "The Court
Watches and Listens": Gesture in Don Karlos "Erweitert jetzt ist des
Theaters Enge": Action, Space, and Gesture in the Wallenstein Trilogy
"Meine Maria wird keine weiche Stimmung erregen": The Two Faces of
Classicism in Maria Stuart "Nicht meiner Rede, deinen Augen glaube!"
Perspective in Die Jungfrau von Orleans Chaos in Classicism: Die Braut von
Messina oder die feindlichen Brüder; Ein Trauerspiel mit Chören Wilhelm
Tell: The Triumph of Ambivalence Conclusion Works Cited Index