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From Bohemia to the Barricades: Erich Muehsam and the Development of a Revolutionary Drama

From Bohemia to the Barricades: Erich Muehsam and the Development of a Revolutionary Drama

Shepherd, David

Hardcover

Series: American University Studies, Book 21

Literary CriticismTheater HistoryPlays

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ISBN10: 0820421227
ISBN13: 9780820421223
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: Dec 1 1993
Pages: 192
Language: English
The writer and political activist Erich Mühsam (1878-1934) was one of the most colorful figures of the German revolutionary counter-culture early in this century. He developed a political philosophy which combined anarchist individualism with socialist resistance against the bourgeoisie. Mühsam is most widely known as one of the leaders of the Munich revolution of 1918-1919. Less well known is his extensive corpus of literary works, in which he attempted to articulate his political theory. This critical study - the first of its kind in English - discusses the development of Mühsam's politics, from marginal bohemian protest to committed revolutionary activism. In the context of that biography, it then examines Mühsam's five extant dramas as arenas of conflict between his radical politics and his persistently conservative aesthetics.

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