"The Barometer-Maker on the Magic Island" and "The Diamond of the Spirit King" - Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Edmund Kimbell

Ferdinand Raimund (1790-1836) was a pre-eminent Austrian comic dramatist whose works have remained popular on major German-speaking stages to the present day. His eight plays, of which The Barometer-Maker and The Diamond of the Spirit King are the first two, represent the peak of a long, distinguished tradition in the Viennese popular theater. These plays are a witty and poetic mix of fantastic fairy-tale elements and ironic social commentary. Blending literal accuracy with faithfulness to the lively performability of the original, Edmund Kimbell's translations make these works available and appealing to English-speaking scholars and performers alike.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Kimbell
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1996
• EAN: 9780820430188
• ISBN: 978-0-8204-3018-8
• No. of pages: 110
• Weight: 330 g
• Series: Austrian Culture
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > German linguistics / literary studies