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    A Photographic Guide to Marionettes in the Nineteenth Century
    A Photographic Guide to Marionettes in the Nineteenth Century
    A Photographic Guide to Marionettes in the Nineteenth Century
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    A Photographic Guide to Marionettes in the Nineteenth Century

    By Max von Boehn

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    This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRead Books Ltd.
    Release dateSep 7, 2016
    ISBN9781473355071
    A Photographic Guide to Marionettes in the Nineteenth Century

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      A Photographic Guide to Marionettes in the Nineteenth Century - Max von Boehn

      CENTURY

      MARIONETTES IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

      THE early years of the nineteenth century saw German literature in the grip of a romantic sentiment which brought to the puppet theatre a still greater interest, if that were possible, than Goethe had with his attachment to classic standards. The spokesmen of the new movement, who were also responsible for the new science of Germanistics, regarded everything from a genuinely national point of view. Arnim and Brentano collected the folk-songs which still lived among the peasantry, and hoped to be able to draw materials from the puppet repertoires suitable for their purposes. They believed that the puppet theatres had a connexion with the old mysteries, and thought of the treasures which might be discovered there. These, however, did not materialize, and those things which the young poets themselves composed for the marionettes did not get very far. Like the puppet-shows given in the houses of Brentano, Achim von Arnim, etc., these were unknown outside the narrow circle of those who participated in the performances. The greatest talent for this genre was possessed perhaps by E. T. A. Hoffmann, whose simple humour was peculiarly adapted for the marionette style, which always hovers on the border-lines of humanity. Yet, although he occupied himself much with them in his

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