Share
Selected Works by j. M. R. Lenz: Plays, Stories, Essays, and Poems (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture) (Studies in German Literature Linguistics & Culture) (in English)
J. M. R. Lenz; Martin Wagner; Ellwood Wiggins (Author)
·
Camden House
· Hardcover
Selected Works by j. M. R. Lenz: Plays, Stories, Essays, and Poems (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture) (Studies in German Literature Linguistics & Culture) (in English) - J. M. R. Lenz; Martin Wagner; Ellwood Wiggins
$ 119.43
$ 149.29
You save: $ 29.86
Choose the list to add your product or create one New List
✓ Product added successfully to the Wishlist.
Go to My WishlistsIt will be shipped from our warehouse between
Monday, June 03 and
Tuesday, June 04.
You will receive it anywhere in United States between 1 and 3 business days after shipment.
Synopsis "Selected Works by j. M. R. Lenz: Plays, Stories, Essays, and Poems (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture) (Studies in German Literature Linguistics & Culture) (in English)"
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 Büchner 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, poems, and essays. 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 or for anyone interested in German literature, the European Enlightenment, and 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.
