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Opheliamachine
''Opheliamachine'' is a Postmodernism, postmodernist drama by the Polish-born American playwright and dramaturg, Magda Romanska. Written in the span of ten years, from 2002 to 2012, the play is a response to and polemic with the German language, German playwright Heiner Muller, Heiner Mueller's ''Hamletmachine'' (in German, Die Hamletmaschine). Like ''Hamletmachine'', ''Opheliamachine'' is loosely based on ''Hamlet'', by William Shakespeare. The play originated in relation to Romanska's doctoral dissertation on the representation of death and femininity. In ''Hamletmachine'', Mueller deconstructs the impossible position of an Eastern European intellectual at the peak of the Cold War as well as the seemingly disappearing agency of the author. Likewise, ''Opheliamachine'' captures "the current historical moment with all its entrapments: the dissolution of national and gender identities, the loss of agency and the solipsism of contemporary lives in an increasingly fragmented—if conn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Hamletmaschine
''Hamletmachine'' (german: Die Hamletmaschine) is a Postmodernism, postmodernist drama by German playwright and theatre director Heiner Müller. Written in 1977, the play is loosely based on ''Hamlet'' by William Shakespeare. The play originated in relation to a translation of Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'' that Müller undertook. Some critics claim the play problematizes the role of intellectuals during the East German Communism era; others argue that the play should be understood in relation to wider post-modern concepts. Characteristic of the play is that it is not centred on a conventional plot, but partially connects through sequences of monologues, where the protagonist leaves his role and reflects on being an actor. Overview The play is constituted of scenes. The whole text is roughly nine pages long. The script itself is extremely dense and open to interpretation; recurring themes include feminism and the ecology movement. The play remains Müller's most-often performed and (ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |