Upon its premiere, The Deputy stirred up more controversy and caused greater repercussions than any other postwar work. 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. It is a powerful, shocking work that casts a penetrating eye on the role that supposed moral leaders must play in times of great ...
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Upon its premiere, The Deputy stirred up more controversy and caused greater repercussions than any other postwar work. 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. It is a powerful, shocking work that casts a penetrating eye on the role that supposed moral leaders must play in times of great humanitarian crises.
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Good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. jacket in worn plastic cover, flaps taped to copy; adhesive remants on endpapers, ends of text block faded, pages faded, marker stripes on ends of text block, library markings. Text in English, German. 352 p. 21 cm. A play. Includes the author's "Sidelights on history" (p. 287-352) Bibliographical references included in footnotes.
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This gives a view from the inside as to what Pope Pius IX did (or did NOT do) to aid the Jews in Rome during the Nazi occcupation.
Not for everyone, but critically important to the history buffs who want answers to the many questions still lingering about that era.