by Gerhart Hauptmann · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9783150190173
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«Vor Sonnenaufgang» is a social drama by Gerhart Hauptmann, published by Reclam Philipp Jun. in paperback (218 pages, in German).
A peasant family enriched by coal discoveries is ruined by alcohol, the «Fusel» it cannot do without. The drama shows the decline of a rural environment in the face of sudden wealth and addiction.
The work was premiered on 20 October 1889 and consolidated naturalist drama in Germany. The 2017 Reclam edition is based on the first edition of 1889, collated with later editions.
It is useful as school reading for studying German Naturalism and Hauptmann's theatre.
Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann was a German dramatist and novelist. He is counted among the most important promoters of literary naturalism, though he integrated other styles into his work as well. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912.
