The History of Rinaldo Rinaldini
| Author | Christian August Vulpius |
|---|---|
| Original title | Rinaldo Rinaldini, der Räuberhauptmann |
| Language | German |
| Genre | robber novel |
| Publisher | Wienbrack |
Publication date | 1798 |
| Publication place | Holy Roman Empire |
The History of Rinaldo Rinaldini: Captain of Banditti (German: Rinaldo Rinaldini, der Räuberhauptmann, lit. 'Rinaldo Rinaldini, the Robber Captain') is a robber novel by the German writer Christian August Vulpius. It was first published in four volumes by Wienbrack in Leipzig in 1798.[1]
Plot
[edit]The novel is about Rinaldo Rinaldini, a successful and fearsome bandit leader in the Kingdom of Naples in the 18th century.[2][3][4]
Sequels
[edit]Although the main character dies at the end, popular demand prompted Vulpius to bring him back for a sequel, published in two volumes in 1800 as Ferrandino. Fortsetzung des Räuberhauptmanns Rinaldini.[5] Several other authors wrote their own sequels or associated stories, such as Gräfin Dionora Mortagno, Rinaldo Rinaldinis Geliebte (1801) by J. J. Brückner and Dolko, der Bandit, Zeitgenosse Rinaldo Rinaldinis (1801) by J. F. E. Albrecht.[1]
Adaptations
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The History of Rinaldo Rinaldini was the basis for the 1927 German film Rinaldo Rinaldini[6] and the 1968 French-West German TV series La kermesse des brigands.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Andriopoulos, Stefan (2013). Ghostly Apparitions: German Idealism, the Gothic Novel, and Optical Media. MIT Press. pp. 205–206. ISBN 9781935408352.
- ^ Simanowski, Roberto (1999). "Das Glück des Genetivs und die Zerstreuung. Christian August Vulpius' Räuberroman Rinaldo Rinaldini". Internationales Archiv für Sozialgeschichte der deutschen Literatur (in German). 24 (1): 41–54. doi:10.1515/iasl.1999.24.1.41.
- ^ Schaffrick, Matthias (2024). "Rinaldo Rinaldini (1799) – ›Terrible Prestige‹ (Melville) oder ›Zauberklang‹ (Benjamin)". Zeitschrift für Literaturwissenschaft und Linguistik (in German). 54: 11–32. doi:10.1007/s41244-024-00326-5.
- ^ Potysch, Nicolas (2019). "'Held der Erzählungen': Heroisierung, Ambivalenz und Ambiguität in Vulpius' 'Rinaldo Rinaldini' (1799)". Helden (in German). 6: 79–88. doi:10.6094/helden.heroes.heros./2019/AH/08.
- ^ Larkin, Edward T. (1996). "Christian August Vulpius' 'Rinaldo Rinaldini': Beyond Trivial Pursuit". Monatshefte für deutschsprachige Literatur und Kultur. 88 (4): 462–479. JSTOR 30153553.
- ^ Grange, William (2008). Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-8108-5967-8.
- ^ Ahl, Nils; Fau, Benjamin (2016). Dictionnaire des séries télévisées (in French). Philippe Rey. ISBN 9782848765570.