UID:
almafu_9960118204702883
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 176 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-78744-379-5
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1-78744-247-0
Series Statement:
Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture
Uniform Title:
Erzahle, damit du dein Recht erweist.
Content:
This is the first English translation of the memoirs of the great German-Jewish theater producer Ernst Josef Aufricht (in German 1966, rpt. 1998). The title alludes to Brecht and Weill's Threepenny Opera, the premiere of which was produced by Aufricht at his Theater am Schiffbauerdamm in Berlin in 1928, launching Brecht and Weill to worldwide fame. Aufricht's book is most notable for its insider's account of the Berlin theater scene from the great days of the late 1920s and early 30s. Its range, however, from school years and the military to his time as an actor and then producer, the rise of the Nazis, and finally long years of exile in France and America, gives the picture of a complex individual with a talent for survival and a winningly understated sense of humor. The book will be of interest to an academic audience, but its reflections on a period of momentous artistic and political events will expand its appeal to a wider group: those interested in twentieth-century German history, music and theater history, as well as the general reader. Benjamin Bloch is a clinical psychologist who grew up speaking German at home with his native German father and studied German and English Literature at Oberlin College. Marc Silberman is Emeritus Professor of German at the University of Wisconsin.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 26 Sep 2018).
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Th e original from which this translation is made was fi rst published in Germany in 1966 under the title Erzähle, damit du dein Recht erweist. It was republished in 1998 by Alexander Verlag Berlin under the title Und der Haifi sch, der hat Zähne. Aufzeichnungen eines Theaterdirektors, ISBN 9783895810121, 1998 by Alexander Verlag Berlin, Fredericiastrasse 8, D-14050 Berlin, Germany.
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Frontmatter --
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CONTENTS --
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INTRODUCTION --
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TRANSLATOR’S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --
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CHAPTER ONE --
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CHAPTER TWO --
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CHAPTER THREE --
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CHAPTER FOUR --
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CHAPTER FIVE --
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CHAPTER SIX --
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CHAPTER SEVEN --
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CHAPTER EIGHT --
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CHAPTER NINE --
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CHAPTER TEN --
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CHAPTER ELEVEN --
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CHAPTER TWELVE --
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CHAPTER THIRTEEN --
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CHAPTER FOURTEEN --
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CHAPTER FIFTEEN --
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CHAPTER SIXTEEN --
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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN --
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CHAPTER EIGHTEEN --
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CHAPTER NINETEEN
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-64014-017-4
Language:
English
Subjects:
General works
Keywords:
Autobiografie
DOI:
10.1515/9781787442474
URL:
http://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781787442474/type/BOOK
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