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Short chapter with excellent background information and analysis of Heiner Müller.

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Final chapter (Interculturalism and Expropriating the Classics) situates HamletMachine in theatre history of mid/late twentieth century.

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In four short chapters, David Barnett unpicks the complexities of The Hamletmachine’s writing and frames its author as an experimental, politically committed writer who confronts the shortcomings of his age. In considering the problems Müller poses for the play’s performance, he also discusses two exemplary productions in order to show how the work can engage very different audiences. This book examines why such a compact, radically open, and yet seemingly obscure play has proved so popular.

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This chapter is an in-depth analysis of Müller’s The HamletMachine, particularly diving into the symbolism and meaning of the "machine" in this adaptation of Hamlet.

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A dissertation from the mid-1990s that has introductory chapters focusing on biographical information for Muller and placing HamletMachine into history/Muller's other works. It then analyzes five different productions from a directorial, dramaturgical, and design perspective. Includes some illustrations.