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[[File:Die Weber 1897 by Emil Orlik.jpeg|thumb|320px|An 1897 poster for a performance of the play.]] |
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'''''The Weavers''''' ({{lang-de|Die Weber}}, [[Silesian German]]: {{lang|sli|''De Waber''}}) is a play written by the German playwright [[Gerhart Hauptmann]] in 1892. The play sympathetically portrays a group of [[Silesia]]n [[weavers]] who staged an [[History of Silesia#Uprising of the Silesian weavers|uprising during the 1840s]] due to their concerns about the [[Industrial Revolution]]. |
'''''The Weavers''''' ({{lang-de|Die Weber}}, [[Silesian German]]: {{lang|sli|''De Waber''}}) is a play written by the German playwright [[Gerhart Hauptmann]] in 1892. The play sympathetically portrays a group of [[Silesia]]n [[weavers]] who staged an [[History of Silesia#Uprising of the Silesian weavers|uprising during the 1840s]] due to their concerns about the [[Industrial Revolution]]. |
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The play was translated to [[Yiddish language|Yiddish]] by [[Pinchas Goldhar]] in the 1920s, after which it became a favorite of the Yiddish stage. In 1927 it was adapted into a German silent film ''[[The Weavers (1927 film)|The Weavers]]'' directed by [[Frederic Zelnik]] and starring [[Paul Wegener]]. A Broadway version of ''The Weavers'' was staged in |
The play was translated to [[Yiddish language|Yiddish]] by [[Pinchas Goldhar]] in the 1920s, after which it became a favorite of the Yiddish stage. In 1927 it was adapted into a German silent film ''[[The Weavers (1927 film)|The Weavers]]'' directed by [[Frederic Zelnik]] and starring [[Paul Wegener]]. A Broadway version of ''The Weavers'' was staged in 1915–1916.<ref>[http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=8241 ''The Weavers'' at the [[Internet Broadway Database]]</ref> |
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==Plot summary== |
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==Criticism== |
==Criticism== |
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Barrett H. Clark's comments: "as one of Gerhart Hauptmann's experiments in dramatic form, ''The Weavers'' is highly significant. Instead of a hero, he has created a mob; this mob is therefore the protagonist—or chief character—and if individuals emerge from the rank and file they are not thrust into the foreground to stay long. It is the weavers as a class that are ever before us, and the unity of the play is in them and in them alone; they are only parts of a larger picture which will take shape as the story advances, and are not intended to be taken as important individuals."<ref>Barrett H. Clark. ''The Continental Drama of Today'' pp. |
Barrett H. Clark's comments: "as one of Gerhart Hauptmann's experiments in dramatic form, ''The Weavers'' is highly significant. Instead of a hero, he has created a mob; this mob is therefore the protagonist—or chief character—and if individuals emerge from the rank and file they are not thrust into the foreground to stay long. It is the weavers as a class that are ever before us, and the unity of the play is in them and in them alone; they are only parts of a larger picture which will take shape as the story advances, and are not intended to be taken as important individuals."<ref>Barrett H. Clark. ''The Continental Drama of Today'' pp. 89–93 (1914) Henry Holt and Company, New York</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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The Weavers (German: Die Weber, Silesian German: [De Waber] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a play written by the German playwright Gerhart Hauptmann in 1892. The play sympathetically portrays a group of Silesian weavers who staged an uprising during the 1840s due to their concerns about the Industrial Revolution.
The play was translated to Yiddish by Pinchas Goldhar in the 1920s, after which it became a favorite of the Yiddish stage. In 1927 it was adapted into a German silent film The Weavers directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Paul Wegener. A Broadway version of The Weavers was staged in 1915–1916.[1]
Plot summary
Most of the characters are proletarians struggling for their rights. Unlike most plays of any period, as pointed out many times in literature criticism and introductions, the play has no true central character, providing ample opportunities for ensemble acting.
Criticism
Barrett H. Clark's comments: "as one of Gerhart Hauptmann's experiments in dramatic form, The Weavers is highly significant. Instead of a hero, he has created a mob; this mob is therefore the protagonist—or chief character—and if individuals emerge from the rank and file they are not thrust into the foreground to stay long. It is the weavers as a class that are ever before us, and the unity of the play is in them and in them alone; they are only parts of a larger picture which will take shape as the story advances, and are not intended to be taken as important individuals."[2]
References
- ^ [http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=8241 The Weavers at the Internet Broadway Database
- ^ Barrett H. Clark. The Continental Drama of Today pp. 89–93 (1914) Henry Holt and Company, New York
External links
- The text of the play at the Archive.org