Oskar Panizza and The love council : a history of the scandalous play on stage and in court, with the complete text in English and a biography of the author / Peter D.G. Brown.

Author/Creator:

Brown, Peter D. G., 1943-

Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Publishers, c2010.

Format/Description:

Book
v, 286 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects:

Panizza, Oskar, 1853-1921. Liebeskonzil.
Panizza, Oskar, 1853-1921 -- Stage history.
Panizza, Oskar, 1853-1921 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Trials (Blasphemy) -- Germany.
Panizza, Oskar, 1853-1921.
Authors, German -- 19th century -- Biography.

Summary:

"In 1894, German society was introduced to The Love Council, a new play by the Oskar Panizza. This book contains a detailed history of the play on stage and the court proceedings that led to Panizza's imprisonment. A new English translation of the play is included, as well as a biography of its avant-garde, modernist author"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I: The play: Oskar Panizza's legacy; The love council: a heavenly tragedy in five acts, 1894; additions to the second and third editions, 1896-1897
Part II: The author: the early decades, 1853-1894; downward spiral, 1895-1921; Panizza's autobiographical sketch, 1904;
Part III: The trials: the 1895 trial in Munich; defense and judgment in the matter of The love council; twentieth-century trials
Part IV: Reception and performance: M. G. Conrad's evaluation, 1895; critical responses to The love council, 1895-1897; performances around the world, 1962-2008.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

Panizza, Oskar, 1853-1921. Liebeskonzil. English.

ISBN:

9780786442737 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786442735 (softcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

496160455

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