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Woyzeck

Georg Büchner

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Woyzeck (German pronunciation: [ˈvɔʏtsɛk]) is a stage play written by Georg Büchner. Büchner wrote the play between July and October 1836, yet left it incomplete at his death in February 1837. The play first appeared in 1877 in a heavily edited version by Karl Emil Franzos, and was first performed at the Residence Theatre in Munich on 8 November 1913.

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GenreDrama

Vivek’s Notes

The title of this tragedy, whose protagonist is brutalised in the army and driven by jealousy to murder his mistress, was supplied by later editors. Büchner left four different versions of the play, all incomplete.