Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Abbreviations x
5. List of Illustrations xii
6. Introduction: A HOST OF DÜRRENMATTS 1
7. PART ONE: ENTERING THE STAGE
8. 1. Early Prose Works: A DEAD END 30
9. 2. Poetry in Picture Books: IT IS WRITTEN, THE BLIND MAN 43
10. PART TWO: A CREATIVE OUTBURST
11. 3. A Judge of His Own Case: ROMULUS THE GREAT 72
12. 4. Don Quixote in a Broken Mirror: THE MARRIAGE OF MR. MISSISSIPPI 93
13. 5. To Whom Grace Belongs: AN ANGEL COMES TO BABYLON 110
14. 6. Nature Behind the Scenes: THREE NOVELS 127
15. 7. The Absolute Grotesque Takes Over: A DANGEROUS GAME, THE PLEDGE 149
16. 8. More Than a Reservoir of Themes: RADIO PLAYS 176
17. 9. A Judge of His Own Craft: WRITINGS ON THE THEATER 202
18. 10. All Roads Lead to Guellen: THE VISIT 223
19. PART THREE: VICTORIES AND DEFEATS
20. 11. Freedom Among the Gangsters: FRANK V 254
21. 12. Doctoring a Hopeless Patient: THE PHYSICISTS 266
22. 13. The Other Half of the Paradox: HERCULES, THE METEOR 287
23. 14. His Own Dramaturge: THE ANABAPTISTS 309
24. 15. “Strindmatt or Dürrenberg?”: PLAY STRINDBERG 322
25. 16. Shake-Scening the Bards: FOUR ADAPTATIONS 336
26. 17. Cosmic and Underground Visions: PORTRAIT OF A PLANET, THE PARTAKER 366
27. 18. Models of the State: FIVE PROSE WORKS 379
28. Conclusion: DURRENMATT AND THE STAGE 417
29. Appendix: A LIST OF WORKS 441
30. Bibliography 443
31. Index 469