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Woyzeck, dramatic fragment by Georg Büchner, written between 1835 and 1837; it was discovered and published posthumously in 1879 as Wozzek and first performed in 1913. Best known as the libretto for Alban Berg’s opera Wozzeck (performed 1925), the work was published in a revised version in 1922.
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Woyzeck (German pronunciation: [ˈvɔʏtsɛk]) is a stage play written by Georg Büchner. Büchner wrote the play between July and October 1836, yet left it incomplete at his death in February 1837.
- Georg Büchner, Otto C. A. Zur Nedden
- 1879
Jul 30, 2020 · Woyzeck originated in Büchner’s reworking the details of three case histories of soldiers who murdered their mistresses. These crimes formed the basis for the playwright’s consideration of the conjunction between environment and psychology behind such violent acts.
Feb 7, 2008 · At the time of his death from typhus in 1837, he had written an incendiary revolutionary pamphlet; a dissertation On Cranial Nerves, which led to his appointment as lecturer in comparative anatomy at Zurich; and two of the greatest plays ever written.
Oct 9, 2024 · It is one of the tragedies of world drama that one of the greatest playwrights, acknowledged by writers as diverse as Artaud and Brecht to be the father of modern theatre, died at the age of 23, leaving only Danton's Death, a comedy Leonce and Lena, and this unfinished masterpiece. Woyzeck is remarkable in many respects.
May 1, 2015 · Woyzeck is a stage play written by Georg Büchner. He left the work incomplete at his death, but it has been variously and posthumously finished by a variety of authors, editors and translators. Woyzeck has become one of the most performed and influential plays in the German theatre repertory.
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May 9, 2004 · The story of “Woyzeck” was based on that of Johann Christian Woyzeck, a German soldier and barber who murdered his lover in a jealous rage in 1824.
