Description
Book SynopsisA comprehensive study of the art and thought of George Büchner.
Trade Review'The determination and clearheadedness needed to escape from this uncritical state of mind, without abandoning the insights of deep affection, are the qualities of Maurice Benn's study of Büchner, The Drama of Revolt.' The Times Literary Supplement
'Benn's success is due first of all, I believe, to a combination of sensitivity to language with a learning that is steeped in Büchner's texts, his intellectual and social milieu, and the past scholarship on him. Just as important, Benn is working within a critical tradition … the British 'empirical and-common-sense' tradition.' Criticism
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Preface to the paperback edition; 1. Introduction; 2. Political revolt; 3. Metaphysical revolt; 4. Aesthetic revolt; 5. 'Dantons Tod'; 6. 'Leonce und Lena'; 7. 'Lenz'; 8. 'Woyzeck'; 9. Conclusion; Notes; Chronological table; Bibliography; Index of names.
