Biography EssayFriedrich Durrenmatt was the leading German- language dramatist of the generation after Bertolt Brecht. He dominated German, Austrian, and Swiss repertoires and was familiar to audience...
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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, o...
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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...
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Friedrich Dürrenmatt was the leading German-language dramatist of the generation after Bertolt Brecht. He dominated German, Austrian, and Swiss repertoires and was familiar to audiences througho...
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Critical Essay by William Gillis
Friedrich Dürrenmatt has written three detective novels. None of them has that aura of philosophical profundity which surrounds his other works: plays like Der...
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Jerusalem (dpa) - President George W Bush's visit to Israel and
the Palestinian areas on Wednesday is his first since 1998, when he
was Texas governor.
It is ...
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Madrid (dpa) - Spanish editorialists Tuesday criticized the visit
of Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi to Spain, accusing the government of
sacrificing democratic principles for ...
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Vienna (dpa) - Pope Benedict XVI was due to arrive in Austria
Friday morning to begin a three-day visit to the German-speaking
mainly Catholic country.
Keysto...
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Madrid (dpa) - Spanish analysts were Wednesday concerned that the
diplomatic crisis with Morocco could deepen after King Mohammed VI
condemned Spanish King Juan Carlos' visi...
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Melilla/Rabat (dpa) - Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia
were Tuesday cheered by thousands of people on the second day of
their controversial visit to Ceuta and Melill...
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Madrid (dpa) - Spain on Wednesday downplayed what appeared to be a
deepening crisis in its relations with Morocco, with Interior
Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba saying that...
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Friedrich Dürrenmatt
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Critical Essay by William Gillis
BACKGROUND: The visit of President George W Bush to Jerusalem
