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Georg Kaiser (1878–1945)

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In the "GAS trilogy" (The Coral, Gas I, and Gas II) Kaiser's fundamental theme, the regeneration of man, is presented in terms of contemporary social conflicts. The cycle of plays encompasses the entire evolution of capitalism within an abstract scheme. Kaiser was the leading playwright of German toon meer expressionism and exponent of its meager settings, violent contrasts, and love of the grotesque and shocking, all aimed at arousing in the beholder an intense "awareness of life." His more than 50 plays include every variety of style and subject matter, including social drama, comedy, farce, romance, legend, and history. His characters are types shorn of individual subtleties, embodiments of ideas pure and simple. He died in Switzerland. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder

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Werken van Georg Kaiser

From Morning to Midnight (1922) — Auteur — 67 exemplaren
The Burghers of Calais (1913) — Auteur — 36 exemplaren
Gas I (1956) 30 exemplaren
Gas. Zwei Schauspiele. (1957) 17 exemplaren
Gas II: A Play in Three Acts (1963) 15 exemplaren
Plays (Calderbooks) (1971) 12 exemplaren
The Coral: A Play In Five Acts (1963) — Auteur — 10 exemplaren
Villa Aurea : Roman (1982) 5 exemplaren
George Kaiser Plays (1982) 2 exemplaren
Stücke 2 exemplaren
Kanzlist Krehler 2 exemplaren
König Hahnrei 2 exemplaren
Plays, Vol. 1 (2008) 1 exemplaar
Plays Volume 1 (2019) 1 exemplaar
Plays. Volume 2 (2015) 1 exemplaar
Plays. Volume 1 (2015) 1 exemplaar
Alain und Elise 1 exemplaar
Europa (1920) 1 exemplaar
Juana : Einakter 1 exemplaar
TDR #17 1 exemplaar
Plays, Vol. 2 (2011) 1 exemplaar

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Gangbare naam
Kaiser, Georg
Officiële naam
Kaiser, Friedrich Carl Georg
Geboortedatum
1878-11-25
Overlijdensdatum
1945-06-04
Graflocatie
Friedhof von Morcote, Tessin, Schweiz
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
Germany
Geboorteplaats
Magdeburg, Germany
Plaats van overlijden
Ascona, Switzerland
Oorzaak van overlijden
embolism
Woonplaatsen
Magdeburg, Germany (birth)
Ascona, Switzerland (death)
Beroepen
dramatist

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The blurb on the back says that the play could be taken as contemporary even 40 years later. Well, another 60 years have passed, and the play, now more than 100 years old, could still be taken as a statement on contemporary society. A wealthy industrialist fleeing from his dismal past cannot get wealthy enough to erase the memory of the pain of poverty. Son and Daughter rebel against the world of the father, and he feels alone and unloved, so he takes a novel approach to getting rid of the memories that haunt him, and replacing them with new ones. The coral of the title is the only way of ascertaining the true identity of the Billionaire, so what would happen if the coral changed hands? Compelling and challenging in the bleak vision, this book is the first part of a trilogy. I look forward to reading the other two.… (meer)
 
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Devil_llama | Mar 11, 2018 |
OK as an exercise in Symbolism, but I wouldn't have the least interest in seeing a staging of it. A bit too heavy-handed for my taste.
 
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AliceAnna | Oct 19, 2014 |

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Leden
246
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#92,613
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3.9
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ISBNs
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