page_title: Wilhelm Raabe
section_title: Work
hierarchical_section_title: Wilhelm Raabe / Work
caption_attribution_description: Braunschweigisches Landesmuseum. Wikimedia Deutschland. Juni 2014. Wilhelm Immenkamp: Wilhelm Raabe, 1909. Gemalt in Raabes Arbeitszimmer in der Leonhardstraße.
context_page_description: Wilhelm Raabe was a German novelist. His early works were published under the pseudonym of Jakob Corvinus.
context_section_description: Raabe's life work may be divided into three periods. During the first, he wrote with a light touch, producing a series of pictures of German life from the abundance of his imagination and experience, among which are: 
  Die Chronik der Sperlingsgasse (1856)
  Die Kinder von Finkenrode (1859)
  Unser Herrgotts Kanzlei (1862)
  The influence of the pessimism of Schopenhauer is evident during the second period. Representative works of this period are: 
  Der Hungerpastor (1864)
  Abu Telfan (1867)
  Der Schüdderump (1870)
  These three works are sometimes referred to as a trilogy. While they are independent of each other in substance, they do represent a distinct epoch in the life of Raabe.
  During the third period of the novelist's life his works no longer show this pessimistic strain. A genial humor pervades them, reminiscent of Dickens, though they frequently deal with serious subjects. Horacker (1876) perhaps best represents this tendency, and has been cited as his masterpiece. Der Dräumling (1872), and Deutscher Mondschein (1873), also come under this head. Of his numerous later works Das Odfeld (1889) and Die Akten des Vogelsangs (1895) seemed to be most read. Kloster Lugau (1894) and Hastenbeck (1899) also belong to this period.
  Raabe's early works were influenced to some extent by Jean Paul. Later he shows evidences of having read Dickens and Thackeray.
  His estimation by the German people was especially shown at the celebration of his 70th birthday in 1901. Beginning in 1965, the critical edition of Raabe's complete works was published as Sämtliche Werke (Braunschweiger Ausgabe) commissioned by the Braunschweigischen Wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft and edited by Karl Hoppe.
caption: Painting by Wilhelm Immelkamp, 1909
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