Else Lasker-Schüler, Arthur Aronymus. Die Geschichte meines Vaters [Arthur Aronymus. The Story of My Father]

Helga W. Kraft (University of Illinois at Chicago)

Ed. by Gerhard P. Knapp, University of Utah
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.4.1: German-language Writing and Culture: Germany, 500-present.
Vol. editors: Gerhard P. Knapp (University of Utah), Jennifer Marston William (Purdue University), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jill E. Twark (East Carolina University)

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First circulation or publication 1932

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Arthur Aronymus. Die Geschichte meines Vaters

[

Arthur Aronymus. The Story of my Father

] was written and first published in 1932. A little later the author changed the play’s title to

Arthur Aronymus und seine Väter

, subtitled

Aus meines geliebten Vaters Kinderjahren. Schauspiel in fünfzehn Bildern

[

Arthur Aronymus and His Fathers

From the Childhood of my Beloved Father. Play in Fifteen Pictures

], and subsequently the text has been reprinted under both titles. The premiere took place in 1936 in Zurich, where Lasker-Schüler was forced to live in exile. The play explores the impact of religious, ethnic, and class differences within mixed communities and revolves around Jewish culture inside German society rife with antisemitism. Slapstick, satire, and surreal drama are combined in a…

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Citation: Kraft, Helga W.. "Arthur Aronymus. Die Geschichte meines Vaters". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 09 February 2006 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=16182, accessed 21 November 2024.]

Else Lasker-Schüler, Arthur Aronymus. Die Geschichte meines Vaters [Arthur Aronymus. The Story of My Father]

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