Christian Dietrich Grabbe (11 December 1801 – 12 September 1836) was a German dramatist of the Vormärz era. He wrote many historical plays conceiving a disillusioned and pessimistic world view, with some shrill scenes. Heinrich Heine saw him as one of Germany's foremost dramatists, calling him "a drunken Shakespeare" and Sigmund Freud described Grabbe as "an original and rather peculiar poet."[1]
Born in Detmold,[2] the son of a prison officer, he began to write plays in the age of sixteen, while attending the Gymnasium. A scholarship awarded by Princess Pauline enabled him to study law at the universities of Leipzig and Berlin, where he became acquainted with Heinrich Heine. After graduating in 1823, he unsuccessfully applied as a theatre director.
Grabbe returned to Detmold, he passed the final Staatsexamen and tried to find an employment as a legal officer, though also to no avail. Finally in 1826 he was appointed to act as a military legal advisor, initially without remuneration. From 1831 he increasingly suffered from alcoholism. After his fiancée turned away from him, he married his beloved Louise Christina Clostermeier in 1833, but the marriage quickly turned out to be unhappy. The next year Grabbe quit and left Detmold for Frankfurt, where he also fell out with his publisher.
With Georg Büchner, Grabbe was one of the principal German dramatists of his time. His debut Herzog Theodor von Gothland overtaxed contemporary critics by its all-pervasive nihilism. Influenced by Shakespeare and the Sturm und Drang movement, his plays were very ambitious, with crowd scenes and rapid scene changes that challenged the technical capacity of the theaters of the time. He resolved the strict forms of the classical drama in a loose series of scenes that were a precursor of the realist drama. His plays Napoleon oder Die hundert Tage or Hannibal reveal a realistic, heterogeneous concept of history.
After his death, he was at first forgotten, but his work was rediscovered by the Naturalist and Expressionist dramatists. He was honored by the Nazis as a great national poet, based on occasional antisemitic statements (particularly in Aschenbrödel), and on his nationalistic portrayal of German history, like Die Hermannsschlacht on the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. In the 1930s, numerous streets were named after him.
The city of Detmold awards the Christian-Dietrich-Grabbe Prize for new dramatic literature since 1994 in association with the Grabbe-Gesellschaftliterary society and the Landesverband Lippe municipal association.
Herzog Theodor von Gothland, tragedy (1822); first performance 1892, Vienna
Scherz, Satire, Ironie und tiefere Bedeutung, comedy, (1822/27); first performance 1907, Munich
Nannette und Maria, melodrama (1823); first performance 1914, Kettwig (Essen)
Marius und Sulla, fragment (1823–27); first performance 1936, Detmold
Über die Shakspearo-Manie, theatre mémoire (1827)
Don Juan und Faust, tragedy (1828), first performance 1829, Detmold
Kaiser Friedrich Barbarossa, drama (1829), part I of the Hohenstaufen cycle; first performance 1875, Schwerin
Kaiser Heinrich VI., drama (1829), part II of the Hohenstaufen cycle; first performance 1875, Schwerin
Etwas über den Briefwechsel zwischen Schiller und Goethe, literary mémoire (1830); partly published in 1835
Napoleon oder Die hundert Tage, drama (1831); first performance 1895, Frankfurt
Kosciuzko, drama fragment (1835); first performance 1941, Gelsenkirchen
Aschenbrödel, comedy (1829/35); first performance 1937, Detmold
Hannibal, tragedy (1835); first performance 1918, Munich
Der Cid, libretto of a planned opera by Norbert Burgmüller (1835); first performance 2002, Isen
Die Hermannsschlacht, drama (1835–36); first performance 1936, Detmold
ReferencesEdit
^Lob, Ladislaus (2015). Konzett, Matthias (ed.). Encyclopedia of German Literature. Routledge. pp. 362–3. ISBN978-1135941222. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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Christian Dietrich Grabbe 11 December 1801 12 September 1836 was a German dramatist of the Vormarz era He wrote many historical plays conceiving a disillusioned and pessimistic world view with some shrill scenes Heinrich Heine saw him as one of Germany s foremost dramatists calling him a drunken Shakespeare and Sigmund Freud described Grabbe as an original and rather peculiar poet 1 Christian Dietrich GrabbeLithograph 1836Born11 December 1801Detmold Principality of LippeDied12 September 1836DetmoldOccupationPlaywrightNationalityGermanNotable worksScherz Satire Ironie und tiefere Bedeutung Don Juan und Faust Die Hohenstauffen Die Hermannsschlacht Contents 1 Life 2 Legacy 3 Works 4 References 5 External linksLife EditBorn in Detmold 2 the son of a prison officer he began to write plays in the age of sixteen while attending the Gymnasium A scholarship awarded by Princess Pauline enabled him to study law at the universities of Leipzig and Berlin where he became acquainted with Heinrich Heine After graduating in 1823 he unsuccessfully applied as a theatre director Grabbe returned to Detmold he passed the final Staatsexamen and tried to find an employment as a legal officer though also to no avail Finally in 1826 he was appointed to act as a military legal advisor initially without remuneration From 1831 he increasingly suffered from alcoholism After his fiancee turned away from him he married his beloved Louise Christina Clostermeier in 1833 but the marriage quickly turned out to be unhappy The next year Grabbe quit and left Detmold for Frankfurt where he also fell out with his publisher He proceeded to Dusseldorf where he temporarily worked at the Altes Theater with Karl Leberecht Immermann Grabbe returned to Detmold in 1836 as a broken man his wife filed for divorce He died from general paresis in the same year Legacy EditWith Georg Buchner Grabbe was one of the principal German dramatists of his time His debut Herzog Theodor von Gothland overtaxed contemporary critics by its all pervasive nihilism Influenced by Shakespeare and the Sturm und Drang movement his plays were very ambitious with crowd scenes and rapid scene changes that challenged the technical capacity of the theaters of the time He resolved the strict forms of the classical drama in a loose series of scenes that were a precursor of the realist drama His plays Napoleon oder Die hundert Tage or Hannibal reveal a realistic heterogeneous concept of history After his death he was at first forgotten but his work was rediscovered by the Naturalist and Expressionist dramatists He was honored by the Nazis as a great national poet based on occasional antisemitic statements particularly in Aschenbrodel and on his nationalistic portrayal of German history like Die Hermannsschlacht on the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest In the 1930s numerous streets were named after him The city of Detmold awards the Christian Dietrich Grabbe Prize for new dramatic literature since 1994 in association with the Grabbe Gesellschaft literary society and the Landesverband Lippe municipal association Works Edit nbsp Grabbe sketch by Theodor Hildebrandt 1832Herzog Theodor von Gothland tragedy 1822 first performance 1892 Vienna Scherz Satire Ironie und tiefere Bedeutung comedy 1822 27 first performance 1907 Munich Nannette und Maria melodrama 1823 first performance 1914 Kettwig Essen Marius und Sulla fragment 1823 27 first performance 1936 Detmold Uber die Shakspearo Manie theatre memoire 1827 Don Juan und Faust tragedy 1828 first performance 1829 Detmold Kaiser Friedrich Barbarossa drama 1829 part I of the Hohenstaufen cycle first performance 1875 Schwerin Kaiser Heinrich VI drama 1829 part II of the Hohenstaufen cycle first performance 1875 Schwerin Etwas uber den Briefwechsel zwischen Schiller und Goethe literary memoire 1830 partly published in 1835 Napoleon oder Die hundert Tage drama 1831 first performance 1895 Frankfurt Kosciuzko drama fragment 1835 first performance 1941 Gelsenkirchen Aschenbrodel comedy 1829 35 first performance 1937 Detmold Hannibal tragedy 1835 first performance 1918 Munich Der Cid libretto of a planned opera by Norbert Burgmuller 1835 first performance 2002 Isen Die Hermannsschlacht drama 1835 36 first performance 1936 DetmoldReferences Edit Lob Ladislaus 2015 Konzett Matthias ed Encyclopedia of German Literature Routledge pp 362 3 ISBN 978 1135941222 Retrieved 12 November 2019 The Rough Guide to Germany Penguin July 5 2012 ISBN 9781409359265 External links EditWorks by or about Christian Dietrich Grabbe at Internet Archive Works by Christian Dietrich Grabbe at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Christian Dietrich Grabbe amp oldid 981401687, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
