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Journal of Undergraduate Research

Keywords

Marie Eugenie, delle Grazie, Der Schatten, theatre

College

Humanities

Department

German and Russian

Abstract

Marie Eugenie delle Grazie is a name that not many literarians are not familiar with. Perhaps even less familiar is her play Der Schatten (The Shadow). She has been termed as a Naturalist playwright. Yet this play that many have forgotten or merely added as a footnote in her biography is the play in which she transforms from Naturalism to Viennese Modernity, also known as Fin-de-Siecle (Turn of the Century) Vienna. There is no recent literary critique that gives adequate analysis to this intense psychological piece that would provide enough discourse or discussion for a credible thesis paper. Nor is it easy to find contemporary critique in countries outside of delle Grazie’s country of origin. Delle Grazie and her work have almost altogether been forgotten and it is necessary to have an understanding the implications of her work as a woman during this impressible time period.

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