Verkleidung, Erinnerung und Versöhnung: Die virtuose Heimkehr in Kotzebues “Epigramm” (1798)
Blending the biblical parable of the prodigal son with echoes of Homer’s Odyssey, Kotzebue’s play “Das Epigramm” (1798) stages homecoming as disguise, recognition, and reconciliation. Discover how satire, sentiment, and autobiographical allusion converge in one of the playwright’s most inventive explorations of return.