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Der Untertan ( German: [deːɐ̯ ˈʔʊntɐtaːn]; literally "the underling", translated into English under the titles Man of Straw, The Patrioteer, and The Loyal Subject) is one of the best known novels of German author Heinrich Mann. The title character, Diederich Hessling, a dedicated 'Untertan' in the sense of a person subservient to a ...
- Heinrich Mann
- 1918
Der Untertan. Umschlagdeckel des Erstdrucks von 1918. Der Untertan ist ein Roman von Heinrich Mann aus dem Jahr 1914. Das Romanmanuskript trägt den Untertitel: »Geschichte der öffentlichen Seele unter Wilhelm II.«. Die erste Buchausgabe erschien 1918 im Kurt Wolff Verlag. Heinrich Mann erzählt mit scharfem Witz die Lebensgeschichte des ...
Erfahre alles über Heinrich Manns Satire "Der Untertan" aus dem Jahr 1914. Lerne die wichtigsten Figuren, die Handlung und die Interpretation des Romans kennen.
Der Untertan: Directed by Wolfgang Staudte. With Werner Peters, Paul Esser, Renate Fischer, Ernst Legal. Diederich Heßling is scared of everything and everyone. But as he grows up, he comes to realize that he has to offer his services to the powers-that-be if he wants to wield power himself.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Wolfgang Staudte
- 1951-08-31
Running time. 109 minutes. Country. East Germany. Language. German. Budget. 2,100,000 East German Marks [2] The Kaiser's Lackey [3] ( German: der Untertan; also known in English as Man of Straw and The Loyal Subject) is a 1951 East German film directed by Wolfgang Staudte, based on Heinrich Mann 's 1918 satirical novel by the same name .
Nov 24, 2011 · A satirical novel about a German civil servant who questions the authority of the state and the Kaiser. Read or download the free eBook in various formats, or browse similar books by the same author.
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Der Untertan is one of the best known novels of German author Heinrich Mann. The title character, Diederich Hessling, a dedicated 'Untertan' in the sense of a person subservient to a monarch or prince, is an immoral man who is meant to serve as an allegory of both the reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II and German society of his time.
