Spieltexte der Comoedianten

Teil 1: Deutsches Internationaltheater aus dem Kodex Ia 38.589 der Wienbibliothek

edited by Stefan Hulfeld and Matthias Mansky

Book cover: Spieltexte der Comoedianten

Extent: 764 pages

Publisher: V&R unipress

Subjects: Music & Performing Arts

Series: Theater - Film - Medien

Series volume number: 3.1

Language: German

Hardback (Published)

(October 2020)

ISBN: 9783847110675

6.06 x 9.09 inches

Price: $127.00

In stock

Den kulturellen Fetisch Deutsches Nationaltheater konterkariert dieser Editionsband mit dem Repertoire eines deutschsprachigen Internationaltheaters.


In Europe, the emergence of a modern professional theatre in many places became a focus of national self-esteem. The Commedia dell’arte, works by Shakespeare, Lope de Vega or Moliere, became a weighty cultural capital. In German-speaking countries, however, corresponding cultural “achievements” are connected with the repression of the traditional theatre profession in accordance with the Enlightenment. To show what is being repressed in German theatre history is one aim of this edition. For example, the published plays are related to the Elizabethan Theater, the Amsterdam Schouwburg, the Jesuit Theater or Moliere, thus revealing a German-language “international theatre” that was oriented towards the expectations of its audience.

  • Edited by Stefan Hulfeld
  • Edited by Matthias Mansky