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Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, University of Münster (Englisches Seminar), 18 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Introduction§Wilhelm Furtwängler was a renowned German conductor before, during and after the Third Reich. He is still known today not least because of his ambiguous relationship with National Socialism. The playwright Ronald Harwood wrote a play named Taking Sides about Furtwängler s denazification trial. The title appeals to the audience to take sides rather than summing up the plot of the play. Harwood makes his audience witness a dialogue of two contrasting perspectives: Furtwängler, on the one hand who is convinced of his innocence, and on the other, there is American investigator Major Arnold whose aim is to prove Furtwängler s guilt. In the end it is up to the audience to take sides (cf. Glaap 2003, p. 13).§Questions the playwright poses at his audience are: Why did Furtwängler stay in Germany whereas many other artists emigrated? (How) Did he manage to conduct the Berlin Philharmonic without making a deal with high-rank Nazis? Did he make up for his guilt by helping some Jews to escape? Can Arnold be interpreted as advocate of the Third Reich s victims? (cf. ibid.).§This essay is not meant to finally expose the truth about Furtwängler s guilt or innocence; other scholars have attempted to do that. Rather, my interest lies in revealing if Harwood succeeded in creating a neutral play that appeals to the audience to take sides without revealing his own personal opinion. With this working hypothesis I want to start by examining Harwood s motivation to write the play. As a next step the importance of the setting will be examined. When analysing Harwood s choice of characters and their function concerning their questioning or their support of Furtwängler, I will also examine Furtwängler s role in the Third Reich as background information. By doing that, arguments taking sides for or against Furtwängler will also be taken into account. Furthermore, I will give an overview of the critic s voice on Harwood s play. In my conclusion I want to answer the question if Harwood succeeded in not taking sides.

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• Pełny tytuł: Taking sides in Ronald Harwood's Taking Sides
• Autor: Katrin Schmidt
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Miękka
• Liczba stron: 24
• EAN: 9783638953825
• ISBN: 3638953823
• ID: 05278167
• Wydawca: Grin Publishing
• Waga: 45 g
• Wymiary: 210 × 148 × 2 mm
• Data wydania: 25. June 2008

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