Advantages: masterpiece of German literature Disadvantages: need several preconditions, written in old-German
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Today I want to tell you something about a pretty famous book, written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. I actually had to read it in the German original version in school. First I want to tell you someting about the autor
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This is the undoubted masterpiece of German literature from the undoubted master of German literature Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It is a remake of the biblical tale of Job, of a God allowing Satan (here Mephisto) to try and lead one of the Lord’s subject ...
Advantages: none Disadvantages: too complex, a step too far
...This is the final and concluding part to Goethe’s Faust saga. He was still working on it as when he died but it is still just about completed. It is long, in fact very long and almost incomprehensible. The aged Goethe had immersed himself in classicism an ...
Advantages: Thought-provoking, intriguing. Disadvantages: Depressing and sometimes uncomfortable.
FEN is an thought-provoking piece, centering on a tight community in the fens of east England. The play suggests at being set in 1980's, and whilst it sounds very 'fluffybunny-lambs-buttercups-please close the gate' type of play, it is f ...
Advantages: Really makes the audience sit up and take notice Disadvantages: Quite depressing in tone.
Caryl Churchill is a challenging writer who has much to say about society, and does not hold back when it comes to challenging the expectations of an audience. If you just want to read the play it will hold together perfectly well and deliver believable ...
