German Classical Drama
Subtitle: Theatre, Humanity and Nation 17501870
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: March 27, 1992
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9780521428286
Subjects: Plays & playwrights; Plays; Drama; Literature - Classics / Criticism; German; Germany; Continental European; Drama / Continental European; History and criticism
First sentence: In Nestroy's farce Einen Jux will er sich machen (rendered by Tom Stoppard in his adaptation as On The Razzle) the newly engaged servant Melchior is challenged by his employer, Zangler, as to the meaning of his constantly repeated catch-phrase, 'That's classic': ZANGLER Why do you keep using that stupid word 'classic'?