Abstract

This article demonstrates the importance of Nature to both Georg Büchner, author of Woyzeck, and Alban Berg, who adapted the play into the text for his opera Wozzeck. The argument is that Nature in these works is not an indifferent, mechanical force—as it has previously been claimed to be—but an animate power, which interacts with and influences the actions of the protagonist. After outlining Büchner's view of Nature, which underlies the opera, the article analyses the three scenes in which Berg’s Wozzeck interacts with Nature: Act I scene 2, and Act III scenes 2 and 4. Finally, two productions of Wozzeck, both available on DVD, are considered for the effectiveness of their approaches to bringing out Wozzeck’s relationship with Nature.

摘要

这篇文章向 Georg Büchner（ Woyzeck的作者）和 Alban Berg（他将这部剧改编为他的歌剧 Woyzeck 的文本）都展示了自然的重要性。他们的论点是，这些作品中的自然不是一种冷漠的机械力量——就像以前声称的那样——而是一种有生命的力量，它与主人公的行动相互作用并影响着主人公的行动。在概述了作为歌剧基础的布希纳对自然的看法之后，本文分析了伯格的沃采克与自然互动的三个场景：第一幕第 2 场，第三幕第 2 和第 4 场。最后，沃采克的两部作品都可以在 DVD 上找到, 被认为是因为他们的方法有效地展示了沃采克与自然的关系。