The Second Coming
Abstract
Perhaps we need a new tragic poetry, a new tragic art. Perhaps the age of bourgeois drama—the art form of posthistory—is over. Perhaps Elfriede Jelinek is the poet for this new age, asking why people follow a “master” whose only ideology is hollow triumphalism.
Fields of Study & Subjects
German Literature and Culture Studies
Theatre and Performance Studies
Contemporary Literature and Criticism
Publication details
- Journal / source
- TDR/The Drama Review
- Volume
- 70
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 13–19
- Publication date
- 1 March 2026
- Language
- EN