Overview of the Centuries
Wrote L'Encyclopedie. Invented the hybrid form of theatre called Drama (serio-comedy with moral influence). Also Invented la drame (mix between tragedy and comedy)?
Who is Denis Diderot?
World's first dramaturg. Wrote the Hamburgische Dramaturgie and worked for the Hamburg National Theatre.
Who is Gotthold Lessing?
The definition of Weltschmerz
What is World Pain - common among young people in love. A pain so paralyzing you can't do anything?
Wrote Mary Stuart ● The Robbers, Don Carlos, Wilhelm Tell ● Moved with family to Weimar and helped Geothe run Weimar Theatre.
Who is Schiller?
what was le paradis (a.k.a le poulaillier)?
After the fall of Napoleon, European leadership gathered in Vienna to redraw boundaries. At night, they would have lavish dances.
What is the Congress of Vienna?
Most important translator of Shakespeare into German. Translated 17 Shakespeare plays into German.
Who is August Wilhelm Schlegel?
Prolific German writer who started the Storm and Stress movement. Born in Frankfurt which was occupied by France and studied law. Most well-known play is Faust. First play was Goetz von Berlichingen about a Robin Hood type character. The play had 56 scenes and was so long it could not be staged, but became a best selling play that people read. He dated 40 women. He was the "resident genius" of the Duchy of Saxe-Weimer and was the Artistic Director of the Weimar Court Theatre.
Who is Johann Wolfgang von Goethe?
Experimented with/ Promoted Elizabethan Staging ● Wrote a book about Shakespeare, translated The Tempest to German ● Helped popularize Shakespeare in German Lands. ● Kept Kleist’s work known after Kleist died.
Who is Tiek?
Napoleons favorite actor
Pioneered historically accurate costuming.
Who is Francois-Joseph Talma?
2 Neo-Classical playwrights
Who is Racine or Moliere?
Famous German scenic designer, painter and architect during both the neo-classic and romantic eras (on the cusp). Designed set for Mozart's The Magic Flute.
Who is Karl Friedrich Schinkel?
Free standing theatre separate from the palace started by Schiller and Goethe. Geothe was AD for 20 years and built a professional company and wrote rules for how actors could behave on and off stage.
What is the Weimar Court Theatre?
● The Prince of Homburg ● Committed suicide pact, never knew his plays would be successful. ● Troubled playwright
Who is Von Kleist?
Second most popular playwright (after Kotzebue)
120+ plays
Wrote for those who could not read.
Who is Pixerecourt?
French Enlightenment playwright; most famous plays are The Barber of Seville, and The Marriage of Figaro, his plays reflect the attitudes of the Enlightenment
Who is Beaumarchais?
Definition of Sturm and Drang
What was the German language literary movement during the 1770s started by Goethe - translates to Storm and Stress. Opposite of Neo-Classicism and led the way to Romanticism. The opposite of Neo-Classicism - reflected Shakespeare's epic and flowery language, had large casts, and combined aspects of comedy and tragedy?
An impact Lessing gave to theatre
Who was the first dramaturg?
Invented Melodrama ● Most produced playwright in the world in 1800 ● Wrote over 200+ plays ● Schiller produced his plays ● Intellectuals didn’t like him
Who is Kotzebue?
Famous pantomime actor
Character of "Baptise"
Children of Paradise movie
Who is Jean-Gaspard Deburau
A French playwright that was a Romantic forerunner
Who is Beaumarchais, Chenier, Rousseau of de Gouges
A best selling novel by Goethe about a sensitive young man (Werther) whose hopeless love for a virtuous married woman drives him to suicide; dealt with ideas of individualism and developed the idea of a romantic hero, who defies the world and sacrifices himself for some great cause. Lots of Weltschmerz. Young people, after reading the novel, tried to dress and talk like characters.
What is The Sorrows of Young Werther?
An impact Schinkel had on theatre
Who designed the famous set for Mozart's Magic Flute?
Definition of Le Boulevard du Temple
What is Popular entertainment area from late 17th century ● Outside city limits of Paris ● Center for melodrama and vaudeville in 19th century ● “Boulevard of crime”?
Scenic designer on boulevard and Opera and panorama.
Who is Pierre-Luc-Charles Ciceri?