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Kein Frontalangriff, Nebenschauplätze sind es, über denen sich etwas zusammenbraut: Scharmützelwetter. Angriffs- und streitlustig wird ein Fluch ausgestoßen, eine Verstrickung aufgetrennt, kranke Fürsorge abgewiesen - ein lyrisches Ich entledigt sich des Gehorsams und erklärt sich zur Herrin der Lage. Wortwechsel mit Folgen. Eine souveräne Ironie ist dabei Wortführerin der Verse, angetrieben vom Sehnen und Hadern einer ernüchtert Liebenden, die vom Paradiesapfel weiß:"Diese Frucht verführt zu nichts als dem Ende. / Eine simple Sorte Gala / eröffnete die Vertreibung."Saskia...

It is a well-known fact that rituals, as well as religious genres such as the oratorio, were crucial in the propagandistic representation of the Nazi-regime. As a result, one might be surprised to find ritual forms within the dramatic works of authors such as Bertolt Brecht, Max Frisch, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Nelly Sachs, Peter Weiss, Rolf Hochhuth and Peter Handke. These authors, in defaulting to similar aesthetics as used within a system they all renounced, placed themselves under fire for doing exactly that. So why would they take such a risk, politically as well as aesthetically? One...

In current debates about coming to terms with individual and collective wrongdoing, the concept of forgiveness has played an important but controversial role. For a long time, the idea was widespread that a forgiving attitude — overcoming feelings of resentment and the desire for revenge — was always virtuous. Recently, however, this idea has been questioned. The contributors to this volume do not take sides for or against forgiveness but rather examine its meaning and function against the backdrop of a more complex understanding of moral repair in a variety of social, circumstantial, and...