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Scaramutza in Germany: The Dramatic Works of Caspar Stieler Judith P. Aikin
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Scaramutza in Germany: The Dramatic Works of Caspar Stieler
Judith P. Aikin
Scaramuzza, Scaramouche: the commedia dell'arte figure made a triumphal entry into German literature in the plays of Caspar Stieler (1632?1707). Transformed into a master of language and languages, Scaramutza?social critic, voluptuary, and mouthpiece for his author?ushers in a new type of comedy that depends more on the happy ending than on laughter for its effect. This study should both establish the significance of the long-neglected dramatic works of Caspar Stieler, already regarded as an important lyric poet of the German Baroque, and serve to initiate a reevaluation of German comedy and of the standard definition of the comic genre used by Germanists as Aikin explores the heroic or romantic comedy as a subgenre of literary merit. The study includes a discussion of Stieler's important contributions to the development of the German-language Singspiel and opera.
240 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 15, 1989 |
| ISBN13 | 9780271028460 |
| Publishers | Pennsylvania State University Press |
| Pages | 240 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 234 × 18 mm · 367 g |
| Language | English |
