Fourteen essays from internationally renowned scholars examine over 150 years of the Austrian comic tradition. Written with the general reader and the specialist in mind, the topics range from Blumauer in the late eighteenth century to HorvAth in the twentieth.An introductory essay explores the notion of the comic tradition, while a central core of essays deals with the work of Johann Nestroy, one of the leading figures in the history of German-language comedy and Vienna's best known playwright. Later essays feature classic texts and lesser known figures as well as encompassing the various types of comic drama, epic poetry, and journalism.
- ISBN10 0585086923
- ISBN13 9780585086927
- Publish Date December 1998
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Edinburgh University Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 294
- Language English