The paper investigates Shakespeare’s reception in the romantic novel "The Nightwatches of Bonaventura" by August Klingemann, published anonymously in 1804 under the pseudonym of ‘Bonaventura’. Starting from an overview of the long and complex debate on the literary authorship of the "Nightwatches", the study analyses the novel from a structural and thematic point of view, providing an insight into the recurring references to Shakespeare’s work, also considered as part of the novel’s intertextual mechanism and of the deeper interest in the English playwright among the German romantics. Following a depiction of human life as a dream and of the world as a stage, the final part of the study focuses on the influence of Hamlet on the main character’s humorous and nihilistic perspective on life, as opposed to his beloved Ophelia’s hopeful search for real love, identity and survival outside of the role we all leave behind us after death.
Il contributo verte sulla ricezione di Shakespeare nell’opera romantica "Le Veglie di Bonaventura" di August Klingemann, uscita in forma anonima nel 1804 sotto lo pseudonimo di ‘Bonaventura’. Dopo aver delineato le tappe essenziali del complesso dibattito sulla questione della paternità dell’opera, lo studio analizza il romanzo da un punto di vista strutturale e tematico, focalizzandosi sui riferimenti shakespeariani e sul loro significato come parte del meccanismo intertestuale e del profondo interesse per il drammaturgo inglese maturato in area tedesca a partire dalla fine del Settecento. Muovendo da una raffigurazione dell’esistenza umana come sogno e del mondo come teatro, la terza parte del contributo prende in esame l’influsso di Hamlet sulla prospettiva umoristica e nichilista incarnata dall’enigmatico protagonista Kreuzgang, alla quale si contrappone, nelle parole dell’amata Ofelia, la ricerca di amore, identità e sopravvivenza al di là del ruolo che ciascuno di noi si lascia alle spalle dopo la morte.
Codurelli, M., "Hinter dem Stücke geht das Ich an". Il Welttheater e l'influsso di Shakespeare nelle Nachtwachen von Bonaventura (1804) di August Klingemann, <<STUDI GERMANICI>>, 2020; (17): 61-81 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/161648]
"Hinter dem Stücke geht das Ich an". Il Welttheater e l'influsso di Shakespeare nelle Nachtwachen von Bonaventura (1804) di August Klingemann
Codurelli, Margherita
2020
Abstract
The paper investigates Shakespeare’s reception in the romantic novel "The Nightwatches of Bonaventura" by August Klingemann, published anonymously in 1804 under the pseudonym of ‘Bonaventura’. Starting from an overview of the long and complex debate on the literary authorship of the "Nightwatches", the study analyses the novel from a structural and thematic point of view, providing an insight into the recurring references to Shakespeare’s work, also considered as part of the novel’s intertextual mechanism and of the deeper interest in the English playwright among the German romantics. Following a depiction of human life as a dream and of the world as a stage, the final part of the study focuses on the influence of Hamlet on the main character’s humorous and nihilistic perspective on life, as opposed to his beloved Ophelia’s hopeful search for real love, identity and survival outside of the role we all leave behind us after death.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.