In the history of letters, Christian Dietrich Grabbe is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists Christian Dietrich Grabbe as German playwright (1801–1836).
Christian Dietrich Grabbe was born at Detmold in 1801. His recorded nationality is Principality of Lippe. He was educated at Leipzig University.
The nineteenth century was the age of the serialised novel and mass literacy; writers reached audiences of a size never seen before.
He worked as playwright, writer and poet lawyer.
The writing is recorded in German.
His best-known work is Don Juan und Faust. A writer's real subject usually becomes visible only across the whole body of work.
That the work was written from Principality of Lippe matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Christian Dietrich Grabbe died in 1836, aged 35. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
Achievements
- Notable work: Don Juan und Faust
