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The Genesis of Schnitzler's Das Weite Land

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2020

Sol. Liptzin*
Affiliation:
College of the City of New York

Extract

Schnitzler's early dramas from Anatol (1889) to Der Schleier der Beatrice (1899) deal largely with problems of love as seen through the eyes of philandering youth. His dramas after the turn of the century treat problems of married life as these confront middle-aged people. The most important of the latter dramas are: Der einsame Weg (1903), Zwischenspiel (1904), and Das weite Land (1910). The last named play was begun in 1902 and underwent radical transformations before its appearance eight years later. A study of its genesis ought to shed important light upon the final published version.

Type
Research Article
Information
PMLA , Volume 46 , Issue 3 , September 1931 , pp. 860 - 866
Copyright
Copyright © Modern Language Association of America, 1931

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References

1 I am indebted to Dr. Arthur Schnitzler for permission to go through his unpublished notes and manuscripts of Das weite Land.