Theaterprobleme - Dürrenmatt, Friedrich 1921-1990 (Zürich Arche, 1955)
Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921-1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theatre whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author's work included avant-garde dramas, philosophical crime novels, and macabre satire.
Dürrenmatt wrote 'Theaterprobleme' in 1954 as a lecture, which he gave several times in Switzerland and Germany in autumn 1954 and spring 1955 (at first under the title 'Probleme einer praktischen Dramaturgie').
Keywords: 20th Century (1901-2000); Theater criticism; Esthetics; Switzerland