The barometer-maker on the magic island
Subtitle: and, The diamond of the spirit king
By: Ferdinand Raimund ; translated with an introduction and notes by Edmund Kimbell.
Contributors: Kimbell, Edmund, 1971-; Raimund, Ferdinand, 1790-1836.
Series: Austrian culture,; v. 23
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 110
Subjects: Raimund, Ferdinand, 1790-1836 -- Translations into English.
Other titles: Barometer-maker on the magic island ; and The diamond of the spirit king; Diamond of the spirit king.
Description: Ferdinand Raimund (1790-1836) was a pre-eminent Austrian comic dramatist whose works have remained popular on major German-speaking stages to the present day. His eight plays, of which The Barometer-Maker and The Diamond of the Spirit King are the first two, represent the peak of a long, distinguished tradition in the Viennese popular theater. These plays are a witty and poetic mix of fantastic fairy-tale elements and ironic social commentary.

Blending literal accuracy with faithfulness to the lively performability of the original, Edmund Kimbell's translations make these works available and appealing to English-speaking scholars and performers alike.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [109]-110).