Originally published 1900, this book contains the German text of Gustav Freytag's comedy of life in a newspaper editorial office.Originally published 1900, this book contains the German text of Gustav Freytag's comedy of life in a newspaper editorial office, Die Journalisten. The play is prefaced with a biography of Freytag, and H. W. Eve supplies an appendix of detailed notes on the text.Originally published 1900, this book contains the German text of Gustav Freytag's comedy of life in a newspaper editorial office, Die Journalisten. The play is prefaced with a biography of Freytag, and H. W. Eve supplies an appendix of detailed notes on the text.Originally published in 1900 as part of the Pitt Press Series, this book contains the German text of Gustav Freytag's comedy of life in a newspaper editorial office, Die Journalisten. The play is prefaced with a biography of Freytag, and H. W. Eve supplies an appendix of detailed notes on the text. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in nineteenth-century German theatre or in the works of Freytag.Introduction. Life of Freytag - estimate of Die Journalisten: Birth and education; Professorial life at Breslau; Germany in 1848; Freytag as journalist; Literary activity from 1848 to 1869; Politics from 1860 to 1870; Literary work 187095; Die Journalisten - the plot; The characters; Text; Notes; Index to the notes.