The Political Tinker (Danish: Den politiske kandestøber) is a five-set satirical play published by Norwegian-Danish playwright Ludvig Holberg in 1722.
| The Political Tinker | |
|---|---|
 Wilhelm Marstrand painting of the protagonist's Collegium Politicum | |
| Written by | Ludvig Holberg |
| Date premiered | 25 September 1722 |
| Place premiered | Lille Grønnegade Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Original language | Danish |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Setting | Hamburg |
Production history edit
It premiered at Lille Grønnegade Theatre in Copenhagen on 25 September 1722. It premiere at the Royal Danish Theatre was on 13 February 1750.[1]
Themes edit
The play was his first comedy. The play theme is from recent political incidents in Hamburg, Germany. Holberg ridicules the political involvement of a group of craftsmen. Some interpreters see a clear anti-democratic tendency in the play, but there is also ambiguity in the way the story of class conflicts and political rebellion is told.[2]
English translations edit
- Holberg, Ludvig (1885b). The Blue-apron Statesman. Translated by Weber, T. Copenhagen: E. Flensborg. OCLC 19690501.
- —— (1914). Comedies by Holberg: Jeppe of the hill, The Political Tinker, Erasmus Montanus. Translated by Campbell, Oscar James; Schenck, Frederick. New York: The American-Scandinavian Foundation. OCLC 477029781.
- —— (1990). Jeppe of the Hill and Other Comedies. Translated by Argetsinger, Gerald S.; Rossel, Sven Hakon. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. ISBN 978-0-8093-1480-5. OCLC 1156867790.
References edit
- ^ "Ludvig Holberg (1684-1754)". danskforfatterleksikon.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "'Ludvig Holberg' by Jørgen Magnus Sejersted". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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