Heiner Müller, Germania Tod in Berlin [Germania Death in Berlin]

Gerhard P. Knapp (University of Utah); John Milfull (University of New South Wales)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.4.1: German-language Writing and Culture: Germany, 500-present.
Vol. editors: Gerhard P. Knapp (University of Utah), Jennifer Marston William (Purdue University), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jill E. Twark (East Carolina University)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1956 - 1971

Places

Germany (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Play

Resources

The two plays Heiner Müller published under the title Germania Tod in Berlin [Germania Death in Berlin, written 1956/1971, published 1977] and Germania 3 Gespenster am toten Mann [Germania 3 Ghosts at The Dead Man, written1990/1995, published 1996] are like two gigantic Gothic bookends marking the beginning and end of his work. The origins of the first Germania date back to 1951 and the first sketches for Die Schlacht; the text of Germania Tod in Berlin was substantially complete by 1971, but it was another six …

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Citation: Knapp, Gerhard P., John Milfull. "Germania Tod in Berlin". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 14 March 2006 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=14464, accessed 24 November 2024.]

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