Masken der Verfuhrung-Intimitat und Anonymitat in Schnitzlers "Reigen." (Arthur Schnitzler)
Germanic Review, The, March, 1997 by Benthien, Claudia
Arthur Schnitzler's "Reigen" depicts lovers as strangers concealed by masks. The relationship between physical and spiritual love is the theme of the work. Schnitzler lived at the turn of the century and this time was characterized by anomie and a dearth of social models. Traditional ideas of love no longer hold true and the protagonists of the plays search for new modes of conduct. The text of the article is in German.
Arthur Schnitzlers Reigen sollte ursprunglich Liebesreigen hei[Beta]en. Erst nachdem dieser Titel als "irrefuhrend" kritisiert wurde, erhielt es seinen jetzigen Namen.(1) Das Verhaltnis zwischen dem "korperlichen" und dem "seelischen" Aspekt des Liebens - im Reigen zentrale Problematik - ist Untersuchungsgegenstand der Studie Liebe als Passion: Zur...
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