Die Wupper: Schauspiel in 5 Aufzügen by Else Lasker-Schüler
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"Die Wupper: Schauspiel in 5 Aufzügen" by Else Lasker-Schüler is a play published in 1909. Set in the industrial Wuppertal region, this expressionist drama explores social and religious conflicts between a factory-owning family and a working-class family. Through fragmented, atmospheric scenes rather than linear plot development, the work depicts the inner emptiness and meaninglessness of life across class divides. The play's radical social critique and unconventional structure challenged theaters for decades, facing
repeated cancellations before its controversial 1919 premiere. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Lasker-Schüler, Else, 1869-1945 |
|---|---|
| Title | Die Wupper: Schauspiel in 5 Aufzügen |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Wupper |
| Credits |
Produced by Peter Becker, Jens Sadowski, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 86.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | German drama -- 20th century |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 50530 |
| Release Date | Nov 22, 2015 |
| Last Update | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 317 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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