Three Language-oriented Experimental Dramas : From The Ursonate, Ophel

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Three Language-oriented Experimental Dramas : From The Ursonate, Ophel
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SZ0635.6-8
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Three Language-oriented Experimental Dramas : From The Ursonate, OphelIA AND THE WORDS, and FIVE MAN HUMANITY / Kurt Schwitters, Gerhard Ruhm, Ernst Jandl, and Friederike Marocker. - SERIES: The SoundPlay : horspiel series| no. 6-8 - Three experimental radio dramas. CONTENT: pt.1. From the Ursonate : dadaist poet, theorist and writer Kurt Schwitters deconstructs language back into its original sounds, and this portion of From The Ursonate was recorded by the authro in 1932 (5:00) -- pt.2. Ophelia and the words : text-sound composition drawn from the words spoken by Ophelia in Shakespeare's Hamlet, in which Gerhard Ruhm isolates her through language (24:00) -- pt.3. Five man humanity : sound poets Jandl and Mayrocker present an acoustic work about militarization by focusing upon the life cycles of five men (16:00). - RECORDED: 1932, 1984, 1987.

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