The First German Theatre (Routledge Revivals)

Patterson, Michael

List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction. German Theatre in the Eighteenth Century; 1 Schiller at Mannheim: The Robbers; Acting style at Mannheim The première of The Robbers Iffland’s performance of Franz Moor Conclusion: some ideas of Schiller on the theatre; 2 Goethe at Weimar: Iphigenia on Tauris; Misconceptions Goethe as theatre director Iphigenia on Tauris in performance The amateur staging of Iphigenia on Tauris Professional productions of Iphigenia on Tauris The dramatic structure of Iphigenia on Tauris Verse structure Actual stage directions Implied stage directions Conclusion; 3 From the Eighteenth to the Nineteenth Century; Ludwig Tieck; 4 Kleist in Performance: The Prince of Homburg; The early stage history of The Prince of Homburg The Prince of Homburg as a piece for the theatre; 5 Büchner in Performance: Woyzeck; The text of Woyzeck The structure The characters The setting The language Conclusion; Conclusion; Appendix 1 Theatre rules for the Mannheim National Theatre (1780); Appendix 2 Instructions regarding committee meetings (1782); Chronology 1767-1837; Notes; Bibliography; Sources of illustrations; Index