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Arthur Kutscher (July 17, 1878, Hannover - August 29, 1960, Munich) was a German historian of literature and researcher in drama. Together with Max Herrmann he can be seen as a founding father of theatre studies in Germany. He was a professor at Munich University, where he taught a famous seminar in theatre history.〔Willett (1978, 43).〕 Kutscher was a friend of the iconoclastic dramatist and cabaret-star Wedekind.〔 His work influenced many playwrights, poets, and directors. His students included Bertolt Brecht (studied in 1917), Erwin Piscator (studied in 1913), Peter Hacks, Hanns Johst, Klabund, and Erich Mühsam.〔For Piscator, Klabund and Mühsam, see Willett (1978, 43); for Brecht, see Thomson (1994, 24).〕 Brecht's first full-length play, ''Baal'' (written 1918), was written in response to an argument in one of Kutscher's drama seminars. While Kutscher was responsible for inspiring an admiration for Wedekind in the young Brecht, he was "bitterly critical" of Brecht's own early dramatic writings.〔Thomson (1994, 24) and Willet and Manheim (1970, vii).〕 ==Works== * ''Frank Wedekind, sein Leben und seine Werke. With plates, including portraits'' (Frank Wedekind, his Life and his Work), 1922 (Record on Amazon.co.uk ) * ''Grundriss der Theaterwissenschaft'' (Compendium of Dramatics), 2 Vols., 1932-1937 * ''Stilkunde des deutschen Dichtung'' (Stylistics of German Fiction), 1949 * ''Der Theaterprofessor'' (The Theatre Professor), 1960 (autobiography) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arthur Kutscher」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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