Lieutenant Gustl: Reclams Universal-Bibliothek

by Arthur Schnitzler, Konstanze Fliedl (Editor)

Overview

Schnitzlers Meisterwerk von 1900 führt - erstmals in der deutschsprachigen Literatur - die konsequente Anwendung des Inneren Monologs vor. Der Leser erhält unvermittelten Einblick in das Bewusstsein des (Anti-)helden, der von Standesdünkel und Vorurteilen gesteuert den autoritäten Charakter der späten Habsburgermonarchie verkörpert. Text aus Reclams Universal-Bibliothek mit Seitenzählung der gedruckten Ausgabe.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783159600437
Publisher:	Reclam Verlag
Publication date:	10/09/2012
Series:	Reclams Universal-Bibliothek
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	100
File size:	571 KB
Language:	German

About the Author

Arthur Schnitzler (15. 5. 1862 Wien – 21. 10. 1931 ebd.) studierte ab 1879 Medizin in Wien mit anschließender Promotion und arbeitete als Arzt und Assistent seines Vaters; nach dem Tod des Vaters hatte er eine eigene Praxis. Daneben betrieb er mehr und mehr seine schriftstellerische Tätigkeit. Schnitzler ist einer der bedeutendsten Vertreter der Wiener Moderne um 1900. Das Unbewusste und Motive des Fin-de-Siècle-Lebensgefühls bestimmen seine psychologische Darstellungskunst.

Editorial Reviews

Viennese author Schnitzler's brief 1901 novel depicts the Austrian crisis at the turn of the century and the impending collapse of the dream of the empire. Bored at the opera, egocentric young Lieutenant Gustl contemplates which women are flirting with him; the fact that there are too many Jews in the army, which is the reason for ``all this anti-Semitism''; and an upcoming duel with a doctor who made an unflattering remark about the military. After the concert, impatient in the coat check queue, Gustl gets into a quarrel with a baker who threatens to break Gustl's sword in two if he doesn't calm down. Convinced he's been dishonored, Gustl decides he must commit suicide and spends the night walking the streets, weighing the repercussions of killing himself. When he arrives at his favorite cafe for a final breakfast, he becomes elated on learning that he can go on living because the baker died of a stroke just after their encounter. This novel is an early embodiment of modern skepticism and despair. And written in interior monologue, it demonstrates a Freudian influence. The historical and literary impact of this work remains its strong point, making it more interesting to think about than to read. (Dec.)

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