Wie ein Lustspiel entsteht und vergeht

Synopsis of Wie ein Lustspiel entsteht und vergeht

«Wie ein Lustspiel entsteht und vergeht» is Paul Lindau's essay on dramaturgy, published by Antigonos Verlag in paperback (84 pages, in German).

Paul Lindau examines how a theatrical comedy is born and eventually disappears, describing that process with a critical eye on nineteenth-century German dramaturgy. The book serves as a period document on stage creation and the life of works in the repertoire of its time.

Unchanged reprint of the original 1876 edition; this 2025 edition reproduces the complete text.

Will interest readers and scholars of theatre history and nineteenth-century German literature.