Ferdinand Raimund
Austrian dramatist, pseudonym of Jakob Raimann. Born Mariahilf, Vienna June 1, 1790: died Pottenstein September 5, 1836
Stage Works
All were first performed in Vienna.
- Der Barometermacher auf der Zauberinsel (The Barometer Maker on the Enchanted Isle). Fairy-tale farce, 3 acts. Written 1823. Published 1837. Produced Theater in der Leopoldstadt, Dec. 18, 1823.
- Der Diamant des Geisterkönigs (The Diamond of the King of Spirits). Fairy-tale farce, 3 acts. Written 1824. Published 1837. Produced Theater in der Leopoldstadt, Dec. 17, 1824.
- Das Mädchen aus der Feenwelt oder Der Bauer als Millionär (The Girl from Fairyland or The Farmer as Millionaire). Fairy-tale drama, 3 acts. Written 1826. Published 1837. Produced Theater in der Leopoldstadt, Nov. 10, 1826.
- Moisasurs Zauberfluch (The Magic Curse of Moisasur). Fairy-tale drama, 3 acts. Written 1827. Published 1837. Produced Theater an der Wien, Sept. 25, 1827.
- Die gefesselte Phantasie (Fettered Fancy). Fairytale drama, 2 acts. Written 1828. Published 1837. Produced Theater in der Leopoldstadt, Jan. 8,1828.
- Der Alpenkönig and der Menschenfeind (The King of the Alps and the Enemy of Man). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1828. Published 1837. Produced Theater in der Leopoldstadt Oct. 17, 1828.
- Die unheilbringende Krone oder König ohne Reich, Held ohne Mut, Schönheit ohne Jugend (The Fatal Crown or King Without a Kingdom, Hero Without Courage, Beauty Without Youth). Fairy-tale drama, 2 acts. Written 1829. Published 1837. Produced Theater in der Leopoldstadt, Dec. 4, 1829.
- Der Verschwender (The Spendthrift). Fairy-tale drama, 3 acts. Written 1833. Published 1837. Produced Theater in der Josefstadt, Feb. 20, 1834.
CRITICISM
- R. Smekal, Ferdinand Raimund, Vienna, 1920;
- id., Grillparzer und Raimund, Vienna, 1920;
- O. Rauscher, Ferdinand Raimund, Leipzig, 1936;
- H. Kindermann, Ferdinand Raimund, Vienna, 1943;
- O. Rommel, Ferdinand Raimund and die Vollendung des Alt-Wiener Zauberstückes, Vienna, 1947;
- J. Hein, Ferdinand Raimund, Stuttgart, 1970;
- D. Prohaska, Raimund and Vienna: A Critical Study of Raimund's Plays in their Viennese Setting, Cambridge, 1970;
- F. Schaumann, Gestalt and Funktion des Mythos in F. Raimunds Bühnenwerk, Vienna, 1970;
- G. Wiltschko, Raimunds Dramaturgie, Munich, 1973;
- L. Harding, The Dramatic Art of Ferdinand Raimund and Johann Nestroy: A Critical Study, The Hague, 1974;
- J. Hein, Das Wiener Volkstheater: Raimund and Nestroy, Darmstadt, 1978.