Der tote Preuße ("the dead Prussian") is an unfinished novel by the German writer Ernst von Salomon, published posthumously in 1973. It has the subtitle Roman einer Staatsidee ("novel of a state idea"). The novel was supposed to be in three volumes and explain the concept of Prussia through an epic narrative. Salomon described the project as his "chief work"; however, he only wrote the first volume, which does not go beyond medieval times, and it was published in its unedited manuscript form.[1][2] The book has a preface by Hans Lipinsky-Gottersdorf.[3]
 First edition | |
| Author | Ernst von Salomon |
|---|---|
| Language | German |
| Publisher | Langen Müller Verlag |
Publication date | 1973 |
| Publication place | West Germany |
| Pages | 573 |
| ISBN | 9783784415376 |
Reception
editDer Spiegel described the published material as the "ruins" of the conceived novel, and the content as a "history primer, in which lexicon, historical booklet and rough woodcut verdicts à la Werner Beumelburg amalgamate with double entendres ... and traces of old narrative art".[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Historische Ruins". Der Spiegel (in German). 1973-10-29. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
Geschichtsfibel, in der sich Lexikon, historisches Handbuch und markige Holzschnitt-Urteile à la Werner Beumelburg mit Stilblüten ... und Spuren alter Erzählkunst verquicken.
- ^ Klein, Markus (2002). "Das Porträt: Ernst von Salomon". ernst-von-salomon.de (in German). Markus Klein. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
- ^ Der Tote preusse : roman einer Staatsidee. OCLC 489911252. Retrieved 2015-07-19 – via WorldCat.
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