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Shakespeare on the German Stage: Volume 2, The Twentieth Century
Shakespeare on the German Stage Volume 2 The Twentieth Century Author:Wilhelm Hortmann This history of Shakespeare in the German-speaking theater is set against the background of German culture and politics in the twentieth century. Following on the earlier volume by Simon Williams, Shakespeare on the German Stage, 1586-1914, Hortmann concentrates on the years of the Weimar Republic (1919-1933) and the turbulent decades of the six... more »ties and seventies. The work of individual directors, designers and actors is described and performances are plentifully illustrated. A section by Maik Hamburger describes the theater of the German Democratic Republic.« less