{"product_id":"heiner-mullers-the-hamletmachine-9781138192775","title":"Heiner Muller's The Hamletmachine","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Barnett David\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - German\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I'm good Hamlet gi'me a cause for grief\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt first glance, readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Hamletmachine \u003c\/i\u003e(1979) could be forgiven for wondering whether it is actually a play at all: it opens with a montage of texts that are not ascribed to a character, there is no vestige of a plot, and the whole piece lasts a total of ten pages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYet, \u003cb\u003eHeiner M ller\u003c\/b\u003e's play regularly features in theatres' repertoires and is frequently staged by university theatre departments. In four short chapters, David Barnett unpicks the complexities of \u003ci\u003eThe Hamletmachine's\u003c\/i\u003e writing and frames its author as an experimental, politically committed writer who confronts the shortcomings of his age. In considering the problems M ller poses for the play's performance, he also discusses two exemplary productions in order to show how the work can engage very different audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book examines why such a compact, radically open, and yet seemingly obscure play has proved so popular.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47616431095959,"sku":"9781138192775","price":1119.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781138192775.webp?v=1775113339","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/heiner-mullers-the-hamletmachine-9781138192775","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}