{"product_id":"the-plays-of-arthur-schnitzler-vol-1-1892-1896-anatol-das-marchen-liebelei-freiwild-translated-and-annotated-english-edition","title":"The Plays of Arthur Schnitzler Vol. 1 (1892-1896): Anatol, Das Märchen, Liebelei, Freiwild (Translated and Annotated) (English Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew Translation of Four Masterpieces of Viennese Modernist Theater\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAustrian physician turned dramatist Arthur Schnitzler, whose works were burned by the Nazis as \"Jewish filth\" in 1933, today endures as one of modernism's essential voices\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet against the backdrop of fin-de-siècle (end-of-the-century) Vienna, these four plays interweave themes of art, love, and identity, with Schnitzler's unique psychological and compassionate insight portraying a society on the brink of transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume brings together four of his earliest works:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAnatol\u003c\/em\u003e (1892) - seven episodes in the life of a charming, self-deceiving young Viennese\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eDas Märchen\u003c\/em\u003e (1893) - a young writer confronts society's double standards about women\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eLiebelei\u003c\/em\u003e (1895) - a love affair with fatal consequences in imperial Vienna\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eFreiwild\u003c\/em\u003e (1896) - honour, cowardice, and the culture of the duel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach play features:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew English Translations from the Original German\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroductions providing literary and historical context\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCritical Analyses examining themes, dramatic structure, and each play's significance within Schnitzler's development as a playwright\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAct-by-Act Notes offering commentary on cultural references\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTogether these four plays trace the emergence of one of European modernism's most psychologically penetrating dramatists - from the witty, melancholic episodes of \u003cem\u003eAnatol\u003c\/em\u003e to the pointed social critique of \u003cem\u003eFreiwild\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46807821287634,"sku":"03f9bb6d-9d00-39e1-adfa-f33069fa8c68","price":8.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/image_efac64c1-52e9-47d5-9b57-eda3c01d5e2b.jpg?v=1774152106","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/products\/the-plays-of-arthur-schnitzler-vol-1-1892-1896-anatol-das-marchen-liebelei-freiwild-translated-and-annotated-english-edition","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}