The Political Tinker
The Political Tinker (Danish: Den politiske kandestøber) is a five-set satirical play published by Norwegian-Danish playwright Ludvig Holberg in 1722.
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![]() 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
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
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]
gollark: The UK isn't far behind, what joy.
gollark: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-51235105 has a nice bunch of visualizations.
gollark: That's outdated by about 4.5 months now.
gollark: > "There's always someone better than you and there's always someone who's worse than you."Technically, there are two exceptions to this.
gollark: And?
References
- "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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