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Absurda comica oder Herr Peter Squenz

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52 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1954

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Andreas Gryphius

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Andreas Gryphius (1616 - 1664) was a German lyrical poet and dramatist.

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63 reviews2 followers
May 24, 2021
War vor 400 Jahren lustig und ist es immer noch.
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9 reviews6 followers
February 16, 2014
Actually, it is impossible to rate this book properly; it is only an interesting read from a historical point of view. In contrast to Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream, with which it shares a part of the storyline based on the Ovidian story of Pyramus and Thisbe, I cannot imaginee the play being performed in a theatre nowadays.
16 reviews
November 23, 2023
Der Text eignet sich einigermaßen als Einführung in den Barock, da seine Komik auch heute zumindest teilweise verstanden werden kann und die Kürze des Buches auch erlaubt, den Inhalt leichter zu erfassen. Ab vom historischen Kontext ist er nicht unbedingt zu empfehlen. Alleine schon die gewichtigen Verse sollten dabei vor allem all diejenigen abschrecken, die nur zum Spaß lesen, abschrecken.
Dennoch behandelt der Text Themen wie Ständekritik, was das Gesamtwerk aufwertet.
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25 reviews1 follower
September 17, 2023
The thing I didn‘t know I needed in my life, but absolutely did - thank you very much for this exeptionally hilarious experience my „edler, wohledler, hochedler, wohledelgeborener“ brother;)
6 reviews1 follower
April 12, 2009
Proof that Germans cannot write comedies.
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270 reviews16 followers
February 14, 2013
Ein Glück wurde auf die alte Schreibweise in dieser Fassung verzichtet. Gut zu lesen und unterhaltsam.
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