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The Deputy, a Christian tragedy (German: Der Stellvertreter. Ein christliches Trauerspiel ), also published in English as The Representative , is a controversial 1963 play by Rolf Hochhuth which portrayed Pope Pius XII as having failed to take action or speak out against the Holocaust .
14 de may. de 2020 · In her essay from 1964, The Deputy: Guilt by Silence?, Hannah Arendt describes the play as "almost a report, closely documented on all sides, using actual events and real people, reinforced...
Synopsis. The controversial story is based on Rolf Hochhuth's research into the Vatican activities during World War II. The play's treatment of Pope Pius XII -- the "deputy" of Christ on earth -- and the Church during the Nazi persecution of the Jews made it the object of impassioned praise and violent denunciation.
Rolf Hochhuth (German: [ʁɔlf ˈhoːxˌhuːt] ⓘ; 1 April 1931 – 13 May 2020) was a German author and playwright, best known for his 1963 drama The Deputy, which insinuates Pope Pius XII's indifference to Hitler's extermination of the Jews, and he remained a controversial figure both for his plays and other public comments and ...
20 de feb. de 2015 · Ein christliches Trauerspiel” (The Deputy: A Christian Tragedy”) looks critically at the silence of Pope Pius XII in the face of the Holocaust. Although the play is fictional, most of its characters are based on real people, and Hochhuth said that the arguments he made in the drama were based on five years of historical research ...
Dedicated to the memory of Father Maximilian Kolbe (Internee No. 16670 at Auschwitz) and Provost Bernhard Lichtenberg (of St. Hedwig's Cathedral, Berlin) The Deputy (Original, Play, Broadway) opened in New York City Feb 26, 1964 and played through Nov 28, 1964.
352 pages ; 21 cm. Full English translation of the uncut, original text. Play raises the question of how Pope Pius 12th could fail to speak out against the mass murder of six million Jews during the World War. A play. Includes the author's "Sidelights on history" (p. 287-352) Bibliographical references included in footnotes.
