Das Unterweltverhör. Metamediale Überlegungen in modernen Nekrodialogen von Bertolt Brecht und Walter Jens
From the end of the nineteenth century on, the spiritist desire to communicate with the dead has led artists to experiment with different technical media, such as photography, radio, and film. In this article, I aim to interpret the ways in which technical conditions of the media modify modern necro...
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| Language: | English |
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Johns Hopkins University Press
2021
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| Summary: | From the end of the nineteenth century on, the spiritist desire to communicate with the dead has led artists to experiment with different technical media, such as photography, radio, and film. In this article, I aim to interpret the ways in which technical conditions of the media modify modern necrodialogues. I will argue that the intertextual dialogue between Brecht's radioplay Das Verhör des Lukullus and Jens' text B. in der Unterwelt and their use of the ancient motif of the tribunal hearing generate a self-reflexive and critical discussion about concepts of mediality and receptivity. © 2021 by The German Studies Association. |
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| ISBN: | 01497952 (ISSN) |
| DOI: | 10.1353/gsr.2021.0078 |