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August von Kotzebue
Kotzebue
also: Kotzebuet
August von Kotzebue (1761–1819), extraordinarily prolific German playwright whose sentimental comedies dominated European stages; his works were often dismissed by Romantic critics as a 'ragged Shakespeare' — popular but artistically negligible.
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- Only a Joke §5 Kotzebue
August von Kotzebue (1761–1819), prolific German playwright whose sentimental comedies dominated European stages in the early 19th century; often dismissed by Romantic critics as a popular but artistically shallow 'ragged Shakespeare,' the comparison the footman makes here.