Author : H. G. Huettich
Release : 1978
Genre : Drama
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Book Synopsis Theater in the Planned Society by : H. G. Huettich

Download or read book Theater in the Planned Society written by H. G. Huettich. This book was released on 1978. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study presents the historical development of topical drama in the German Democratic Republic from 1945 to 1975. The author investigates the sociopolitical function of both dramas and dramatists such as Karl Grunberg, Friedrich Wolf, and Erwin Strittmatter during the various transitional stages of the GDR's growth toward a socialist society. The substantive, critical study of plays, authors, productions, and dramatic theory is supplemented by a critical analysis of the Socialist Unity Party's cultural and literary policies during the GDR's turbulent history. While Western critics tend to isolate individual GDR dramas and interpret them out of context, Huettich explores in depth how the cultural policy of the GDR significantly helped shape the course of post-World War II drama in the 'planned society.'