Masses and Man: A Fragment of the Social Revolution of the Twentieth Century
Ernst Toller
Jan 1923 · Nonesuch Press
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57
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Revolutionary play by Ernst Toller (1893-1939) "written as a vision containing "real" and "dream" scenes in which the banality of real-life situations is contrasted with the utopia of a new society to come. The problems of the political resolve needed for mass action are examined dialectically through the central character, who is portrayed both as a real-life person and as an abstract figure... All the central oppositions remain unresolved, with the reality of revolution in conflict with noble ideals expressed in abstract argument. Moral principle is set can only achieve ethical freedom through an act of limited violence. Despite many Expressionist features, the involvement with political argument lifts the play beyond propaganda and ideology. The central figure becomes a "new woman" and combines a hard-headed understanding of her companions with a vision for the future" - summary is an extract from what-when-how.com.
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