GUSTAV FREYTAG
Who was Gustav Freytag
Born on July 13, 1816 in Kreuzburg and died April 30, 1895 in Wiesbaden, Gustav Freytag was a German novelist and a playwright. He was born from Gottlob Ferdinand Freytag who was a doctor and the mayor of Kreuzburg and Henriette Albertine Zebe who was the daughter of a clergyman.At an early age Freytag, who was obsessed on reading books was educated at the gymnasium in Öls were he excelled in his studies on both Lating and Greek and received and received a diploma in 1835. His obsession with books and writing lead him to abandon his teaching career and focus on only writing and scholarship. In 1855 he published his first and finest novel named “Soll und Haben” in German and “Debit and Credit” in English.”Debit and Credit” main purpose is to explain and show that the middle class in Germany is the “foundation” of the nation and also shows that Poles and Jews are inferior to the Germans. His popularity and his reputation today rest on his various narrative works.
Discovery
While analyzing ancient Greek and Shakespeare’s drama, Gustav Freytag came up with the Dramatic structure, also named the Freytag Pyramid in 1863. Freytag uses the Dramatic structure and separates a drama in five parts or acts that includes exposition or introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement or catastrophe or resolution. Freytag, while studying the Greek and Shakespearean dramas, he wrote “Die Technik des Dramas” that is a definitive study of the Dramatic structure or the 5-act structure. The analysis that Freytag analyzed was not intended to be used in modern drama, but rather used in his studies on ancient Greek and Shakespearean drama.
Exposition or Introduction
-The exposition or introduction is when the writer introduces the characters, setting and relevant background information.
Rising Action
-The rising action is when the tension of the conflict is developing
Climax
- The moment of no return and is the most intense and important point in the story and it takes place on the third act of a drama.
Falling Action
-Is when the tragic action of the hero causes his downfall leading to a catastrophe.
Catastrophe or resolution
- The catastrophe or resolution is when the hero suffers from his early actions or dies tragically.
Born on July 13, 1816 in Kreuzburg and died April 30, 1895 in Wiesbaden, Gustav Freytag was a German novelist and a playwright. He was born from Gottlob Ferdinand Freytag who was a doctor and the mayor of Kreuzburg and Henriette Albertine Zebe who was the daughter of a clergyman.At an early age Freytag, who was obsessed on reading books was educated at the gymnasium in Öls were he excelled in his studies on both Lating and Greek and received and received a diploma in 1835. His obsession with books and writing lead him to abandon his teaching career and focus on only writing and scholarship. In 1855 he published his first and finest novel named “Soll und Haben” in German and “Debit and Credit” in English.”Debit and Credit” main purpose is to explain and show that the middle class in Germany is the “foundation” of the nation and also shows that Poles and Jews are inferior to the Germans. His popularity and his reputation today rest on his various narrative works.
Discovery
While analyzing ancient Greek and Shakespeare’s drama, Gustav Freytag came up with the Dramatic structure, also named the Freytag Pyramid in 1863. Freytag uses the Dramatic structure and separates a drama in five parts or acts that includes exposition or introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement or catastrophe or resolution. Freytag, while studying the Greek and Shakespearean dramas, he wrote “Die Technik des Dramas” that is a definitive study of the Dramatic structure or the 5-act structure. The analysis that Freytag analyzed was not intended to be used in modern drama, but rather used in his studies on ancient Greek and Shakespearean drama.
Exposition or Introduction
-The exposition or introduction is when the writer introduces the characters, setting and relevant background information.
Rising Action
-The rising action is when the tension of the conflict is developing
Climax
- The moment of no return and is the most intense and important point in the story and it takes place on the third act of a drama.
Falling Action
-Is when the tragic action of the hero causes his downfall leading to a catastrophe.
Catastrophe or resolution
- The catastrophe or resolution is when the hero suffers from his early actions or dies tragically.
Gustav Freytag Biography, 2005-2006, T. Gale http://www.bookrags.com/biography/gustav-freytag/
Gustav Freytag 1816-1895, 2002, C. Gale. http://www.enotes.com/gustav-freytag-essays/freytag-gustav
Dramatic structure, WIKIPEDIA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dramatic_structure
Gustav Freytag 1816-1895, 2002, C. Gale. http://www.enotes.com/gustav-freytag-essays/freytag-gustav
Dramatic structure, WIKIPEDIA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dramatic_structure