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Transfiguration

play by Toller
Also known as: “Die Wandlung”
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Transfiguration is a play by Ernst Toller, a prominent German Expressionist writer and political activist known for his social protest themes. Written in 1919, the play depicts a young man's transformation after experiencing the horrors of war. His newfound awareness leads him to embrace the brotherhood of man. Toller's Expressionist dramas aimed to provoke a change in consciousness within the audience, often using grotesque distortion to critique the soullessness of modern technology and the subjugation of workers.12

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  1. German literature - Expressionism
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