Babylon - Edited and with an Introduction by Cora Lee Nollendorfs

Babylon by Christian Essellen (1823-1859), a "lost" dramatic poem by an obscure author, is a unique representation of the revolutions of 1848-1849. A participant in and historian of the events, Essellen emigrated to the U.S. in 1852, where he spent the last years of his life. Babylon , probably written in 1850 or 1851, appeared in serialized form in 1853 in the weekly newspaper issues of Essellen's periodical Atlantis , few of which have been preserved. Firmly in the German literary tradition, the work includes characters from Greek mythology, Petrarch, Shakespeare, and Goethe, as well as various historical figures; it ends in an apocalyptic vision of the future. This edition of Babylon is presented with a biographical assessment of Essellen's life and contribution.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Cora Lee Nollendorfs
• Verlag: Peter Lang
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.01.1996
• EAN: 9780820430454
• ISBN: 978-0-8204-3045-4
• Seiten: 184
• Gewicht: 490 g
• Serie: German Life and Civilization
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Deutsche Sprachwissenschaft / Deutschsprachige Literaturwissenschaft