Wedekind: Plays One

Frank Wedekind (1864-1918) was the terror of the bourgeoisie. His work was persecuted and his major plays were not performed in his lifetime - the original Lulu play was not even published. Instead Wedekind toned it down and adapted it to make two plays: "Pandora's Box" and "Earth-Spirit." The version in this volume: "Lulu: A Monster Tragedy," is based on the first manuscript and presents the original sexually voracious heroine to a British audience for the first time. The volume also contains "Spring Awakening."