Das Liebeskonzil (The Council of Love): Difference between revisions

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'''Description of Artwork:''' Oscar Panizza, a turn-of-the-century modernist, made religious and political hypocrisy his main target. In Kaiser Wilhelm's Germany, he found no lack of inspiration. ''Das Liebeskonzil'' is a satire on the hypocrisy of religion. <P>
'''Description of Artwork:''' Oscar Panizza, a turn-of-the-century modernist, made religious and political hypocrisy his main target. In Kaiser Wilhelm's Germany, he found no lack of inspiration. ''Das Liebeskonzil'' is a satire on the hypocrisy of religion. <P>


'''The Incident:''' The Liebeskonzil was banned by a Munich court in 1895, and Panizza was sentenced to a year in prison for blasphemy.  
'''The Incident:''' The Liebeskonzil was banned by a Munich court in 1895, and Panizza was sentenced to a year in prison for blasphemy. <P>


'''Results of Incident''': Director Werner Schroeter made a film version of the movie in 1986 [[Das Liebeskonzil (film)]] which also stirred controversy <P>
'''Results of Incident''': Director Werner Schroeter made a film version of the movie in 1986 [[Das Liebeskonzil (film)]] which also stirred controversy <P>
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