The Drama of Revolt A Critical Study of Georg B}}chner [Paperback]

A comprehensive study of the art and thought of George B?chner.Examines BÜchner's revolt against established conventions as reflected in his philosophical speculations and his art. Discusses his major works Dantons Tod, Leonce und Lena, Lenz and Woyzeck.Examines BÜchner's revolt against established conventions as reflected in his philosophical speculations and his art. Discusses his major works Dantons Tod, Leonce und Lena, Lenz and Woyzeck.Georg B?chner is one of the most important dramatists of the nineteenth century, both intrinsically and on account of his enormous influence on the drama of our own time. Professor Benn attempts a comprehensive study of the art and thought of this distinguished writer, emphasising throughout that attitude of revolt which is so characteristic of B?chner. After a brief introduction in which he pinpoints the positive nature of B?chner's revolt and establishes links between his thought and that of H?lderlin and Camus, Professor Benn discusses in the first three theoretical chapters B?chner's revolutionary political principles, his sceptical and iconoclastic philosophical speculations and his fierce attacks on classical theories in art. He then examines each of B?chner's major works - Dantons Tod, Leonce und Lena, Lenz and Woyzeck - analysing the genesis and interpretation of the last in detail. A short concluding chapter summarises the results of the inquiry and assesses the value of the methods used.Acknowledgements; 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.'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 B?chner, The Drama of Revolt.' The Times Literary Supplement'BennlS.