Die Journalisten

Originally published 1900, this book contains the German text of Gustav Freytag's comedy of life in a newspaper editorial office.

Gustav Freytag (Author), H. W. Eve (Edited by)

9781107619944, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 8 August 2013

204 pages
19.8 x 12.9 x 1.1 cm, 0.21 kg

Originally published in 1900 as part of the Pitt Press Series, this book contains the German text of Gustav Freytag's comedy of life in a newspaper editorial office, Die Journalisten. The play is prefaced with a biography of Freytag, and H. W. Eve supplies an appendix of detailed notes on the text. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in nineteenth-century German theatre or in the works of Freytag.

Introduction. Life of Freytag - estimate of Die Journalisten: Birth and education
Professorial life at Breslau
Germany in 1848
Freytag as journalist
Literary activity from 1848 to 1869
Politics from 1860 to 1870
Literary work 1870–95
Die Journalisten - the plot
The characters
Text
Notes
Index to the notes.

Subject Areas: Theatre studies [AN]