Peter Weiss
Peter Ulrich Weiss (8 November 1916 – 10 May 1982) was a German writer, painter, graphic artist, and experimental filmmaker of adopted Swedish nationality. He is particularly known for his plays ''Marat/Sade'' and ''The Investigation'' and his novel ''The Aesthetics of Resistance''.Peter Weiss earned his reputation in the post-war German literary world as the proponent of an avant-garde, meticulously descriptive writing, as an exponent of autobiographical prose, and also as a politically engaged dramatist. He gained international success with ''Marat/Sade'', the American production of which was awarded a Tony Award and its subsequent film adaptation directed by Peter Brook. His "Auschwitz Oratorium," ''The Investigation'', served to broaden the debates over the so-called "Aufarbeitung der Vergangenheit" (or formerly) "Vergangenheitsbewältigung" or "politics of history." Weiss's magnum opus was ''The Aesthetics of Resistance'', called one of the "most important German-language work[s] of the 70s and 80s." His early, surrealist-inspired work as a painter and experimental filmmaker remains less well known. Provided by Wikipedia
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Peter Weiss reading from his works. by Weiss, Peter, 1916-1982
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The new trial / Peter Weiss ; translated, with an introduction, by James Rolleston and Kai Evers. by Weiss, Peter, 1916-1982
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The persecution and assassination of Jean-Paul Marat : as performed by the inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the direction of the Marquis de Sade / by Peter Weiss ; English version by Geoffrey Skelton. Verse adaptation by Adrian Mitchell. by Weiss, Peter, 1916-1982
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The investigation : a play / English version by Jon Swan and Ulu Grosbard. by Weiss, Peter, 1916-1982
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Voicings : ten plays and a scenario from the documentary theatre / edited and with an introduction by Attilio Favorini.
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Postwar German theatre ; an anthology of plays / edited and translated by Michael Benedikt and George E. Wellwarth. by Benedikt, Michael, 1935-2007
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Best short plays of the world theatre, 1958-1967 / edited with an introd. and prefaces to the plays by Stanley Richards. by Richards, Stanley, 1918-1980
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The art of drama / R. F. Dietrich, William E. Carpenter, Kevin Kerrane. by Dietrich, Richard F., 1936-
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The persecution and assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as performed by the inmates of the asylum at Charenton under the direction of the Marquis de Sade / United Artists ; The Royal Shakespeare Company presents Peter Brooks' production ; screen adaptation by Adrian Mitchell ; produced by Michael Birkett ; directed by Peter Brook.
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