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| Name: |
Friedrich Dürrenmatt | | Birth Date: |
January 5, 1921 | | Death Date: |
1990 | | Place of Birth: |
Konolfingen, Switzerland | | Nationality: |
Swiss | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
playwright, author |
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 Biography of Friedrich Dürrenmatt
720 words, approx. 2 pages
 The works of the Swiss playwright Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921-1990) combine surface realism with an absurd and almost surreal artistic vision, expressed in an abundance of oppressive, distorted, often ironic detail. Friedrich Dürrenmatt was... summary from source:
 Biography of Friedrich Duerrenmatt
9,003 words, approx. 30 pages
 If Friedrich Dürrenmatt is a household word, it is as a dramatist. Two plays in particular have insured him lasting fame: Der Besuch der alten Dame (The Visit of the Old Lady, 1956; translated as The Visit, 1962), a success worldwide, including... summary from source:
Biography of Friedrich Dürrenmatt
8,663 words, approx. 29 pages
Friedrich Durrenmatt was the leading German- language dramatist of the generation after Bertolt Brecht. He dominated German, Austrian, and Swiss repertoires and was familiar to audiences throughout Europe and North and South America. His plays reach...
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 Friedrich Dürrenmatt Quotes
194 words, approx. 1 pages
Friedrich Dürrenmatt ( January 5 , 1921 – December 14 , 1990 ) was a Swiss author and dramatist. Sourced A story is not finished, until it has taken the worst turn . In Elyse Sommer, CurtainUp Reviews , Williamstown Theatre Festival (Summer 2007)...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Friedrich Dürrenmatt Information
988 words, approx. 3 pages
Friedrich Dürrenmatt (January 5, 1921 – December 14, 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theater whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author gained fame largely due to...
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 Artforum Friedrich Kunath
09/01/2007: 617 words, approx. 2 pages COLOGNE Friedrich Kunath GALERIE BQ Two long, narrow rooms, right next to each other, both visible from the street through high windows - this was the setting of the installation by Cologne-based artist Friedrich Kunath at Galerie BQ. Although the two... summary from source:
Ideas on Liberty Friedrich Hayek
04/01/2002: 859 words, approx. 3 pages Friedrich Hayek by Alan Ebenstein St. Martin's Press * 2001 * 403 pages * $29.95 Reviewed by Bettina Bien Greaves In this first full-length biography of Friedich Hayek-economist, thinker, Nobel laureate, and political philosopher of the rule of law, liberty,...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Gabrielle Robinson
6,737 words, approx. 23 pages
In the following essay Robinson examines Dürrenmatt's use of justice. She looks at how justice is depicted as paradox and how the characters "choose to play madmen, clowns or victims in order to achieve their goals."
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Critical Essay by Elyakim Yaron
5,887 words, approx. 20 pages
In the following essay Yaron discusses how Dürrenmatt's use of specific and detailed stage directions yields an allegorical background for his plays.
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Critical Essay by Margaret Scanlan
5,127 words, approx. 17 pages
In the following essay on Dürrenmatt's The Assignment, Scanlan explores the fragmentation of identity and "the paired themes of terrorism and literary realism."
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