Buchner, Georg

Woyzeck (Drama Classics)

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ISBN 13:: 9781854591838
author:: Buchner, Georg
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Nick Hern Books
language:: English
Publication Year:: 1996
Pages:: 128
Genre:: Drama texts: 19th century
Condition:: New
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Woyzeck by Georg Büchner is a modern drama that remains unsettlingly relevant today. Franz Woyzeck, a lowly soldier, faces unbearable hardships at the hands of his superiors and the regiment's doctor, who subjects him to inhumane experiments. Despite his struggles, Woyzeck finds solace in his lover Marie and their young son. However, when he discovers Marie's infidelity with the handsome Drum Major, Woyzeck's world is shattered. In a fit of rage and desperation, he murders his lover, sparking a chain of events that exposes the dark underbelly of 19th-century German society. This English translation by Gregory Motton is published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series, featuring an introduction by Kenneth McLeish, a chronology, and suggestions for further reading.

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