Rainer Werner Fassbinder and the German Theatre |
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| Author:
| Barnett, David |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Modern Theatre Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-10724-2 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2009 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $37.99 |
Book Description:
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The first study of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's work in the theatre, as a playwright and as a director, this book details the origins of theatrical style in his films. David Barnett uses extensive and untapped archival material as well as a series of in-depth interviews with Fassbinder's main theatre associates to provide insights into Fassbinder's plays, his dramaturgies and staging practice. Readers are also introduced to the cultural history of the West German theatre in the late...
More DescriptionThe first study of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's work in the theatre, as a playwright and as a director, this book details the origins of theatrical style in his films. David Barnett uses extensive and untapped archival material as well as a series of in-depth interviews with Fassbinder's main theatre associates to provide insights into Fassbinder's plays, his dramaturgies and staging practice. Readers are also introduced to the cultural history of the West German theatre in the late 1960s and early 1970s.