Buchner the Complete Plays

The complete collection of Büchner's plays in one volume

Büchner was acknowledged by figures as divergent as Antonin Artaud and Bertolt Brecht to be the forefather of modern theatre. On his death at the age of 23, he left behind some outstanding dramatic works: his historical drama, Danton's Death, 'the most remarkable first play in European culture' (Guardian), translated here by Howard Brenton and Jane Fry; the innovatory tragedy, Woyzeck, translated by John Mackendrick; and the absurdist comedy, Leonce and Lena, translated by Anthony Meech. He also left a powerful short story, Lenz, an important account of his research into cranial nerves, and his revolutionary pamphlet, The Hessian Courier. All these are collected in this one volume and supplemented with a selection of his remarkable letters.

Author: Georg Buchner,Anthony Meech,Howard Brenton
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 10/10/2006
Pages: 324
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.14h x 4.88w x 0.78d
ISBN: 9780413140906

About the Author
Buchner, Georg: - Georg Büchner is widely acknowledged as the forefather of modern theatre. On his death at the age of 23, he left behind some outstanding dramatic works: his historical drama, Danton's Death, "the most remarkable first play in European culture"--Guardian, the innovatory tragedy, Woyzeck, and the absurdist comedy, Leonce and Lena.