Nineteenth Century German Plays: Fraz Grillparzer, Johann Nepomuk Nestroy, Friedrich Hebbel
Author | : Egon Schwarz |
Publisher | : Continuum |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1990-08-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0826403328 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780826403322 |
Rating | : 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Download or read book Nineteenth Century German Plays: Fraz Grillparzer, Johann Nepomuk Nestroy, Friedrich Hebbel written by Egon Schwarz and published by Continuum. This book was released on 1990-08-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together plays by three distinctive Viennese playwrights: Franz Grillparzer (1791-1872), Johann Nepomuk Nestroy (1801-62), and Friedrich Hebbel (1813-63). King Ottcar's Rise and Fall, by Grillparzer, is less a tragedy than an elaborate celebration of the Hapsburgs. A very different work, Nestroy's The Talisman is a hilarious satire on the prejudice against redheads in an Austrian village. In Agnes Bernauer, Hebbel makes a plea for women's rights against a Hegelian backdrop of social change.