Modern German Political Drama 1980-2000

A comprehensive survey of the renaissance of the German political drama in the years surrounding reunification. The last two decades of the 20th century gave rise to a renaissance in the genre of the political drama in Germany. Although political drama has always been a mainstay of German literature, it has been of particular significance during the years surrounding the Wende , or reunification, of 1989. This book is the first comprehensive study of politically engaged German drama writing in t