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As a dramatist he was extremely prolific: his plays numbered over 200 and were highly popular, not only in Germany but throughout Europe. His success, however, was seen as due less to any conspicuous literary or poetic ability than to his great facility in the invention of effective situations. He is
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He started working for the department of foreign affairs in Saint Petersburg in 1816 and was sent to Germany as consul general for Russia a year later. Some suspected him of being a spy, and this view persisted for a long time, but in modern times it has been shown to be unfounded: he reported only
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Though he was unfavourably reviewed by critics – many of whom saw his work as immoral – Kotzebue was one of the most popular writers of his time. In his essay "Why Do I Have So Many Enemies?", he blamed jealousy of his fame. He was politically conservative and
1212: 519:. In 1795 he settled on an estate which he had acquired near Reval and devoted himself to writing. In the space of only a few years, he published six volumes of miscellaneous sketches and stories ( 670:
Sand was arrested and carefully nursed back to health. At his trial, he protested that Kotzebue was an enemy of the German people, but he was convicted of the murder and executed later that year.
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Kotzebue returned to Germany in 1801, after the assassination of the Emperor Paul I. Failing to establish himself in Weimar's literary circles, he moved to
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Williamson, G.S. (December 2000). "What Killed August von Kotzebue? The Temptations of Virtue and the Political Theology German Nationalism, 1789–1819".
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Die deutsche Literatur zwischen Französischer Revolution und Restauration/ Teil 1 Geschichte der deutschen Literatur von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart
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In April 1800 he decided to return to Saint Petersburg, but on his journey there he was arrested at the border on suspicion of being a
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After the death of his first wife in 1790, Kotzebue retired from the Russian service and lived for a time in Paris and
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on matters that were already public knowledge. Nevertheless, it is fair to say he was Russia's advocate in Germany.
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German Nationalism and Indian Political Thought: The Influence of Ancient Indian Philosophy on the German Romantics
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Kotzebue was the father of 18 children, among them Karl von Kotzebue (diplomat), Moritz von Kotzebue,
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The good reputation of these works was, however, almost destroyed by a controversial dramatic satire,
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11 March] 1819) was a German playwright, who had also worked as a Russian diplomat.
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cosmopolitan in outlook and spoke out against the antisemitism of student nationalists.
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ambassador at the Russian court, Kotzebue became secretary to the Governor General of
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Announcement of two pieces by August von Kotzebue performed at the theater of
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style for which Goethe was known, his position in Weimar was uncomfortable.
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Two collections of Kotzebue's dramas were published during his lifetime:
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In Reval his first literary works were favourably received. His novels
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when it premiered in Weimar. In 1777, aged sixteen, he enrolled at the
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was among his teachers. In 1776 the young Kotzebue acted alongside
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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appeared in 44 volumes in 1827–1829, and again, under the title
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Besides his plays, Kotzebue wrote several historical works: his
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Erinnerungen von meiner Reise aus Liefland nach Rom und Neapel
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on the title page. Written in response to contention between
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Melodrama Unveiled: American Theater and Culture, 1800-1850
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Theatre historians usually consider the runaway success of
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with arguments to convince the Confederation to enact the
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In 1817, one of Kotzebue's books was burned during the
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