num_pages: 184
description: Babylon by Christian Essellen (1823-1859), a «lost» dramatic poem by an obscure author, is a unique representation of the revolutions of 1848-1849. A participant in and historian of the events, Essellen emigrated to the U.S. in 1852, where he spent the last years of his life. Babylon , probably written in 1850 or 1851, appeared in serialized form in 1853 in the weekly newspaper issues of Essellen's periodical Atlantis , few of which have been preserved. Firmly in the German literary tradition, the work includes characters from Greek mythology, Petrarch, Shakespeare, and Goethe, as well as various historical figures; it ends in an apocalyptic vision of the future. This edition of Babylon is presented with a biographical assessment of Essellen's life and contribution.
language: English
title: Babylon: Edited and with an Introduction by Cora Lee Nollendorfs
titlecomplete: Babylon: Edited and with an Introduction by Cora Lee Nollendorfs (German Life and Civilization)
publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers