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Word: publikumsbeschimpfung (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1972-1972
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Usage:

...justify telling us nothing? Does he extend the forms of drama? If all the answers are no, as in Handke's case, he should be accorded no more attention than a purveyor of fake antiques. In reality, such a playwright is insulting the audience-what the Germans call Publikumsbeschimpfung. That was the title of an earlier Handke play in which four actors simply revile the audience. Slightly more subtly, he's done it again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: Spengler Redux | 1/24/1972 | See Source »

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