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Bezig met laden... The Visit (origineel 1956; editie 2010)door Friedrich Dürrenmatt (Auteur), Joel Agee (Vertaler)
Informatie over het werkThe Visit door Friedrich Dürrenmatt (Author) (1956)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Went on a bit too much in parts of the third act, otherwise really good. ( ) Reminded me of what I recall about Twain's Corruption of Hadleyburg. Love the author's notes at the end about avoiding finding huge metaphors and symbolism. I was a bit dissapointed by the ending, thought the buying of the towns assets would come into play. But caught up in the story and how greed corrupts and a little frightening how I could begin to justify the loss of a life for comfort. Felt very European, which was a nice change from my usual reads. I loved this play. It was so excellent. It richly describes the going-ons of a disfunctional town, and I love that. And the ending, it was perfect, and I really would have been disapointed in anything different (though some of my classmates state the opposite). The absurdist level was fun for the comedy and the tragedy, and I am glad I read it. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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In The Visit (original title Der Besuch der alten Dame), Claire Zachanassian, now a multimillion heiress and an older woman, returns to the impoverished town of her youth with a dreadful bargain: in exchange for returning the town to prosperity through her vast wealth, she wants the townspeople to kill the man who jilted her. From its subtle exploration of parochial politics to its horrific climax, The Visit shows a population willing to sacrifice loyalty and scruples in the pursuit of riches. It is a drama of the absurd that reduces human nature to its most ridiculous depths. Dürrenmatt was one of the most important figures of modern European drama and The Visit remains both a powerful critique of twentieth century civilisation and an outstanding piece of experimental theatre. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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