Background
Richards, David Gleyre was born on July 27, 1935 in Salt Lake City. Son of OliverL. and Lilian Marie (Powell) Richards.
(Although it was never completed, Georg Büchner's drama fr...)
Although it was never completed, Georg Büchner's drama fragment Woyzeck occupies a pivotal place in the development of modern drama: its stature and influence have been recognized by representatives of naturalism, expressionism, epic theater, the theater of the absurd, and the documentary theater. It provided the libretto for one of the century's greatest operas, Alban Berg's Wozzeck, has been made into a film, and is frequently performed in many countries. The history of the criticism of Woyzeck is fascinating not only for the diversity of critical approaches but also for the dependence of criticism and interpretation on editors' constructions of a playable text from Büchner's three drafts or complexes of scenes. The debate about an authoritative text is ongoing, and this contributes greatly to the liveliness of the continuing critical dialogue about Büchner's work. This is the first extensive survey and analysis of the criticism of Woyzeck from the nineteenth century to the present. David G. Richards is professor emeritus at SUNY Buffalo and has written extensively about German literature.
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Richards, David Gleyre was born on July 27, 1935 in Salt Lake City. Son of OliverL. and Lilian Marie (Powell) Richards.
1 child, Stephanie Suzanne. Bachelor, U. Utah, 1960, Master of Arts, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, University of California-Berkeley, 1968.
Assistant professor German State University of New York, Buffalo, 1968, associate professor, 1974—1984, professor, 1984—1999, chair department, 1986—1992, professor emeritus, since 1999.
(Although it was never completed, Georg Büchner's drama fr...)
Research Foundation of State University of New York fellow, 1982.
Married Annegret Horn, September 3, 1959 (divorced 1992). 1 child, Stephanie Suzanne. Married Friederike Hensler, October 11, 1997.