Wedekind Plays 1 Spring Awakening: A Children's Tragedy, Lulu: A Monster Tragedy

A moralist who wore the mask of an immoralist, Wedekind was the terror of the German bourgeoisie. His work was censored and the original Lulu play was not even published during his lifetime. Wedekind toned it down and adapted it to make two plays: Pandora's Box and Earth-Spirit. The version in this volume, Lulu: A Monster Tragedy is based on the first manuscript, presenting the original sexually voracious heroine to a British audience for the first time. Both plays are complemented by the translators' historically illuminating introductions.