Wedekind Plays 1: Spring Awakening: A Children's Tragedy, Lulu: A Monster Tragedy

by Frank Wedekind

Book Overview

Wedekind's expressionist plays influenced the whole course of modern drama

A moralist who wore the mask of an immoralist, Wedekind was the terror of the German bourgeoisie. His work was censored and the original Lulu play was not even published during his lifetime; Wedekind toned it down and adapted it to make two plays: Pandora's Box and Earth-Spirit. The version in this volume, Lulu: A Monster Tragedy, is based on the first manuscript,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0413675408
• ISBN13: 9780413675408
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.0"