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Selected Works by J. M. R. Lenz - Plays, Stories, Essays, and Poems (Hardcover)
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Selected Works by J. M. R. Lenz - Plays, Stories, Essays, and Poems (Hardcover)
Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture
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First representative English collection of the Sturm und Drang
writer Lenz, suited for the classroom and anyone interested in
German literature, the European Enlightenment, or the theory and
practice of theater. Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz (1751-1792) is,
after Goethe, the most important writer of the German Sturm und
Drang. Crucial in the reinvention of German literature through the
reception of Shakespeare, his works contain a scathing critique of
the ethical, political, and sexual regimes then prevailing in
German and Eastern European territories. Both aesthetically and
politically, Lenz strongly influenced later German writers - most
notably Georg Buchner and Bertolt Brecht. In Germany, Lenz is still
widely read and performed. Given his importance and lasting
reception, it is surprising that many of his texts are not
available in English. While his best-known dramas have been
translated, many of his essays have not, and none of his stories or
poems have been. This is especially astonishing given the growth of
English-language Lenz scholarship over recent decades. This volume
contains new - and, in many cases, first - English translations of
Lenz's most important plays, stories, essays, and poems. It is the
first representative English collection of Lenz's works. Providing
reliable translations of Lenz's key writings and succinct glosses
of historical and literary references, this book is a valuable
resource for classroom use and for anyone interested in German
literature, the European Enlightenment, or the theory and practice
of theater. Martin Wagner is Assistant Professor of German at the
University of Calgary. Ellwood Wiggins is Assistant Professor of
German at the University of Washington.
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