Tyson, Peter K.
The Reception of Georg Kaiser (1915-45)

Texts and Analysis. Part I: Documentation. Part II: Commentary.

Part I contains an edited documentation of 585 reviews (and supporting documents) of 44 of Kaiser's plays which were premiered from 1915-45. Part II discusses the major points raised in the reviews and examines problems of interest to modern critics such as Kaiser's breakthrough as a dramatist, his difficulties with the censors and the Nazis and the categorisation of his plays. Zwei Bände, zus. 1.042 Seiten, broschiert (Canadian Studies in German Language and Literature; vol. 32/Peter Lang Verlag 1984) Mängelexemplar/near mint