Round Dance

About This Novel

This play was created in 1900. It uses 10 dialogues between men and women to convey the moral decadence of Austria at that time, and reveals the fundamental human nature of pursuing desires that are immediately satisfied. Ten characters from the upper, middle and lower classes of society, including prostitutes, soldiers, civilians, artists and nobles, appear in turn in the form of AB-BC-CD-DE-EF-FG-GH-HI-IJ-JA. Different people are connected together through the theme of "sex", presenting a recurring, end-to-end structure, which also implies the interlocking relationship between different social classes. Schnitzler deliberately introduces characters only by stating their identities and status. It was 20 years after the script was published that it was all put on the stage. It caused an uproar during the performance and was later banned from being performed as a pornographic play.

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