Hamletmachine and Other Texts for the Stage by Heiner Müller, Carl Weber

Hamletmachine and Other Texts for the Stage

Heiner Müller, Carl Weber

144 pages first pub 1978 (editions)

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This best-selling volume contains several of the German author's most controversial dramas, in which he radically questions how culture, myth, art, and social relations create history. Includes: Hamletmachine, Correction, The Task, Quartet, Despoi...

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Moods

challenging 100%
dark 100%
emotional 33%
funny 33%
mysterious 33%
tense 33%

Pace

slow 66%
fast 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | N/A: 50%

Strong character development?

N/A: 50% | Yes: 50%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

N/A: 50% | Yes: 50%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 50%

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