Mary Ann Frese Witt Knihy

Exploring the intersection of metatheater with baroque and neobaroque concepts, this book offers in-depth analyses of plays from the seventeenth and twentieth centuries. It examines works by notable playwrights such as Rotrou, Sartre, Kushner, Bernini, Shakespeare, Pirandello, Molière, and Giraudoux, highlighting how these themes evolve across different eras. The study refines the understanding of metatheater, inviting readers to consider its significance in both historical and modern contexts.

Addresses the question of the legacies of Nietzsche's theories of tragedy as literary genre and of the tragic as ontological concept. This volume gives a sampling of the multifaceted and widespread impact of Nietzsche's thought in Eastern as well as in Western Europe and in the United States.