The Ride Across Lake Constance (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Peter Handke
- First Published: 1971
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Surrealism
- Time of Work: The 1960’s
- Setting: The stage
- Genres: Drama, Surrealist literature
- Subjects: Language or languages, 1960’s, Acting or actors, Perception, Communication, Reality
- Locales: Lake Constance, Germany
Characters Discussed
Emil Jannings, who is described only as quite fat, heavily made up, and wearing the hints of a costume. His closest relationship, which vacillates between friendliness and animosity for no apparent reason, is with Heinrich George. During the course of the play, Jannings learns and increasingly adopts the poses of the role of boss, in particular in his interactions with George. More than any other character, he epitomizes power and understands the mechanisms of instituting it: Individual desires must be subordinated to the laws of an order naturalized by...
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