Heinrich Bulthaupt

Heinrich Bulthaupt (October 26 1849 – August 20 1905) was a German poet, dramatic author, and lawyer, as well as librarian of his native town, Bremen.

In both the lyrical and the dramatic genres, Bulthaupt gives evidence of exceptional talent and versatility, and many of his works achieved considerable popularity. His dramatic productions include "Saul" (1870); "Ein corsisches Trauerspiel" (1871); "Die Arbeiter" (1876), in which work a distinctively modern subject is treated with admirable skill; "Gerold Wendel" (1884, second edition, 1890); "Die Kopisten", comedy (1875); "Ahausver" (1904).

Bulthaupt furnished the text to oratorios composed composed by Max Bruch and Vierling, prepared adaptations of Shakespearean dramas ("Cymbeline", 1885, and "Timon von Athen", 1894); and wrote a number of poetic works ("Durch Frost und Gluten", (1892; new edition, 1904), and criticisms, notably "Shakespeare und der Naturalismus", as well as some novelettes. The work by which he achieved especial distinction, however, is the "Dramaturgie der Klassiker" (1882 et seq., and frequently reprinted as "Dramaturgie der Oper" (two volumes, 1887). Consult H. Kraeger, "Litterarische Vorträge aus dem Nachlass ausgewählt und durchgeschen" (Oldenburg, `1912).

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