Publication details
Zum 215. Todestag von CH. H. Spieß
| Title in English | To the 215th anniversary of the Spieß´ death |
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| Year of publication | 2015 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Deutsch ohne Grenzen. Deutschsprachige Literatur im interkulturellen Kontext. |
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| Field | Mass media, audiovision |
| Keywords | Ch. H. Spieß; 215th anniversary of the death; popular literature; Klara von Hoheneichen; Das Petermännchen |
| Description | To the 215th anniversary of the death of CH. H. Spieß The article reports on the 215th anniversary of the death of Czech-German romantic writer, actor and playwright, who lived in the last third of the 18th century. It describes his life from birth in Saxony in 1755, his studies and coming to the Bohemia to Prague (after 1770), as well as his studies here, acting in Wahr´s theater group and his literary output. Ch. H. Spieß initially wrote his comedies making knight plays, of which the article discusses in detail the drama Klara von Hoheneichen. He became later acquainted with count Kaspar Herman Künigl and moved to Bezděkov at Klatovy, where he began to write scary novels, of which the article discusses closer the novel Petermännchen. |