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Article: Politics and the playwright: J.M.R. Lenz and "Die Soldaten".
- Article from:
- The Modern Language Review
- Article date:
- July 1, 2001
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Hier, Hierophant! in Deinen heiligen Handen
das Stuck, das mein halbes Dasein mitnimmt.
Es ist wahr und wird bleiben, mogen auch
Jahrhunderte uber meinen Schadel verachtungsvoll
fortschreiten. Amen.
(Lenz to Herder, 23 July 1775)
Writing to Herder in August 1775 asking for, amongst other things, 'ein Wortlein Deines Gefuhls' regarding Die Soldaten, Lenz describes himself as being 'meinen edelsten Freunden ein Ratsel'. (1) Certainly, puzzlement has continued to characterize critical responses towards many aspects of his work, and Die Soldaten, the sole manuscript copy of which had been sent to Herder in July 1775, ...