- Ferdinand Raimund
Ferdinand Raimund (June 1, 1790 – September 5, 1836) was an
Austria nactor anddramatist .Life and work
He was born in Vienna. In 1811, he acted at the
Theater in der Josefstadt , and, in 1817 at theLeopoldstädter Theater . In 1823 he produced his first play, "Der Barometermacher auf der Zauberinsel", which was followed by "Der Diamant des Geisterkönigs" (1824) and the still popular "Bauer als Millionär". The last-mentioned play, which appeared in 1826, "Der Alpenkönig und der Menschenfeind" (1828) and "Der Verschwender" (1833) are Raimund's masterpieces. Raimund's comedies are still frequently performed in Austria today.He committed
suicide on 5 September 1836, owing to the fear that he had been bitten by a rabid dog. Raimund was a master of the Viennese Posse orfarce ; his rich humour is seen to best advantage in his realistic portraits of his fellow-citizens.Bibliography
"Raimunds Sämtliche Werke" (with biography by
J. N. Vogl ) appeared in 4 vols. (1837); they have been also edited byK. Glossy andA. Sauer (4 vols., 1881; 2nd ed., 1891), and a selection byE. Castle (1903). SeeE. Schmidt in "Charakteristiken", vol. I. (1886);A. Farinelli , "Grillparzer und Raimund" (1897);L. A. Frankl , "Zur Biographie F. Raimunds" (1884); and especially A. Sauer's article in the "Allgem. Deutsche Biographie".External links
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