This is the first complete compilation of all stage works (dramas, comedies, juvenile theater, puppet plays, pantomime, libretti for operas, operettas, and musicals) written in the German Democratic Republic since 1945. It provides biographic sketches for some 700 authors, as well as information on sources, composers, co-authors, pseudonyms, first performance data, and bibliographic material for about 3000 plays. English translations of all titles are provided, as is an alphabetical title index.
"...a welcome addition to GDR scholarship. The author has compiled a directory to East German stage plays...with impressive thoroughness...a concise and cogent introduction...The book's strengths are self-explanatory: the entries are accurate, alphabetized, and accessible...His work fulfills a need for basic data..." (Patricia Anne Simpson, Bulletin GDR)
"Dieses bio-bibliographische Lexikon wird allen DDR-Forschern viel 'Detektivarbeit' ersparen." (Jay Rosellini, Monatshefte)
"Dieses bio-bibliographische Lexikon wird allen DDR-Forschern viel 'Detektivarbeit' ersparen." (Jay Rosellini, Monatshefte)