Notes on Raupach

Raupach's Life and Influence

• Born in 1784, died in 1852, living a relatively long life for the time period.
• He was a playwright and professor of acting.

Raupach and Theater

• Raupach was a pillar of 19th-century German theater.
• 19th-century German Theater greatly influenced modern theater.
• His work, specifically "Woe Not the Dead," reflects a theatrical orientation in its pacing and organization.
• He was working during the peak of this theatrical form.