Karl Schönherr

Pamela S. Saur (Lamar University)

Ed. by Gerhard P. Knapp, University of Utah
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.4.2: German-language Writing and Culture: Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, 800-present.
Vol. editors: Gerhard P. Knapp (University of Utah), Jennifer Marston William (Purdue University), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jill E. Twark (East Carolina University)

Dates

Born 24 Feb 1867
Died 15 Mar 1943
Activity 1895-1937

Places

Born in Austria
Active in Austria

Activities

Primary

Playwright / Dramatist

Other

Physician/ Doctor

Resources

Schönherr's Works

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Karl Schönherr is a minor but respected figure in Austrian literature and drama, still performed today, and important as an early twentieth-century representative of the centuries-old tradition of regional folk drama of the Alpine Tirol, where most of his plays are set. As a popular

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writer, he brought the dialect and culture of the rural areas to life on the prestigious stages of Vienna and other German-speaking theaters. His plays often portray the harshness of life and faults of the common people in blunt naturalistic fashion; some combine grim realism with sentimentality and melodrama. Frequent themes include peasants' love of the land, family tragedies, moral dilemmas, the battle of the sexes, and protests against dictates of the Catholic Church. His plays are free of…

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Citation: Saur, Pamela S.. "Karl Schönherr". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2005 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=5888, accessed 21 November 2024.]

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