Hebbel, Christian Friedrich(1813–1863)
Christian Friedrich Hebbel, the German poet and playwright, was born in Wesselburen in the duchy of Holstein and died in Vienna. His father, an impoverish...
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Biography EssayFriedrich Hebbel had to overcome formidable odds to achieve greatness. Not only did he have a most difficult start in life, but he also lived in an epoch that regarded greatness as dang...
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The plays of the German author Christian Friedrich Hebbel (1813-1863) combine realistic presentation with highly theoretical and philosophical principles.Friedrich Hebbel was born on March 18, 1813, i...
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Friedrich Hebbel had to overcome formidable odds to achieve greatness. Not only did he have a most difficult start in life, but he also lived in an epoch that regarded greatness as dangerous and modes...
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In the following essay, Purdie discusses Hebbel's dramatic theory and technique.
Dramatic Technique
Any detailed analysis of Hebbel's plays must in great measure demonstrate the poet&...
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In the following essay, McInnes examines the place of Maria Magdalena within the development of German drama.
Despite the sustained critical attention which Hebbel's Maria Magdalena has rece...
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In the following essay, Abraham finds parallels between Hebbel's Herod and Mariamne and Tristan L'Hermite's La Mariane.
The story of Herod and Mariamne has been dramatized agai...
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In the following essay, Harris asserts that Ball wrote his tragicomic Michelangelo's Nose in “direct critical response” to Hebbel's Michel Angelo and “to the ninetee...
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In the following essay, Hewett-Thayer investigates the origins of Hebbel's play Agnes Bernauer, contending that it can be traced back to Ludwig Tieck's novel Vittoria Accorombona.
The...
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In the following essay, Hodge provides an interpretation of Gyges and His Ring based on the name of the protagonist of the drama, Rhodope.
The question, “What's in a name?” may...
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In the following essay, Boswell finds Hebbel's linguistic abilities unsuitable for adapting the medieval epic The Nibelungs, focusing on the hunting scene as evidence of her theory.
So viel ...
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In the following essay, Isaacs considers the appeal of Hebbel's drama.
Twenty-five years ago every important theatre in Germany included some of Friedrich Hebbel's tragedies in its re...
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In the following essay, Graham regards the principle of necessity as an integral aspect of Hebbel's dramatic theory.
In Hebel's theory of tragedy no single aspect is of greater fundam...
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In the following essay, Purdie surveys the major trends in the critical analysis of Hebbel's work from 1953-1963.
In any survey, however incomplete, of scholarly work concerning Hebbel durin...
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In the following essay, Salter elucidates Hebbel's conception of God as evinced in his work.
The main difficulty in developing an understanding of Friedrich Hebbel's conception of God...
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In the following essay, Löb provides a thematic and stylistic overview of Hebbel's dramatic theory and his major dramatic works.
Life and Significance
Among Germany's outstandi...
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In the following essay, Tunstall determines Hebbel's influence on the playwright Georg Kaiser.
Der Weg zu meiner That geht durch die Sünde! …
Ist nicht meine That so viel w...
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In the following essay, Wells discusses ethical issues in Judith.
What is meant by saying that moral rules are either absolute or relative? An illustration will help. Suppose that a man has sought ...
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In the following essay, Högel discusses the ambiguity of the setting of Maria Magdalena.
Below the list of the dramatis personae of his Maria Magdalene (1844) Hebbel briefly states the setti...
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Hebbel, Christian Friedrich (1813–1863)
Friedrich Hebbel
Friedrich Hebbel
Critical Essay by Edna Purdie
