Una scrittura antirealista di inizio Novecento: Herwarth Walden

This article deals with Herwarth Walden’s theatrical aesthetics; specifically it studies the unrealistic nature of his dramas. Walden was one of the most important figures of the beginning of the twentieth century. Writer, critic, playwright, composer, publisher and indefatigable promoter of cultura...

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Main Author: Maria Innocenza Runco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LED - Edizioni Universitarie di Lettere Economia Diritto 2012-07-01
Series:Linguae &. Rivista di Lingue e Culture Moderne
Online Access:http://www.ledonline.it/index.php/linguae/article/view/287
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Summary:This article deals with Herwarth Walden’s theatrical aesthetics; specifically it studies the unrealistic nature of his dramas. Walden was one of the most important figures of the beginning of the twentieth century. Writer, critic, playwright, composer, publisher and indefatigable promoter of cultural events, he founded and directed the journal Der Sturm, which was the source of new cultural tendencies in Germany. The article focuses on Walden’s essays and plays which were published in Der Sturm between 1917 and 1928, and examines how Walden was influenced by Tommaso Marinetti and Georg Fuchs.
ISSN:2281-8952
1724-8698