Publisher's Synopsis
Peter Berger is concerned with the multi-faceted connections between drama and the subject ca. 1890 to 1920. The subject is hereby understood as a semantics that was at the foundation not only of German Idealism but also of the drama in the way it was codified in the German speaking world in the 19th century. When the semantics changed and drama opened to new pieces knowledge the now unstable semantics lead to new ways to produce dramatic texts. The author shows those new ways by analyzing 17 dramas that have been written in the period, emphasizing the big variety in style and quality in which these connections can be seen. It also stresses how developments in theatre and drama together, intertwined with semantic shifts, made modern drama possible.
