Der Leuchtturm
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Der Leuchtturm ("The lighthouse", 1821) is a so-called ("Fate-tragedy") by Christoph Ernst von Houwald (1778-1845)[1]
Accordiing to
According to the author, the text was apparently influenced by a summary he had read of The Light Tower, a German tragedy by an unnamed author (Burwick, 2015: pp. 220-221)[2]. The text he is referring to was most probably Fitzball's own play was first performed to great success in the Surrey Theatre, London, on 19 April 1824. The text was printed by and for J. Lowndes in 1824.
