Judith (1840 Hebbel), play

Judith <German> (1841) is a play by Friedrich Hebbel.

Abstract

"Eine Tragödie in fünf Acten."

"I have no use for the biblical Judith. There, Judith is a widow who lures Holofernes into her web with wiles, when she has his head in her bag she sings and jubilates with all of Israel for three months. That is mean, such a nature is not worthy of her success [...]. My Judith is paralyzed by her deed, frozen by the thought that she might give birth to Holofernes' son; she knows that she has passed her boundaries, that she has, at the very least, done the right thing for the wrong reasons" (Friedrich Hebbel).

Editions

Published in Hamburg, Germany: Hoffman und Campe, 1841.

Translations

• Giuditta (1910 Hebbel / Loewy, Slataper), play (Italian ed.)

Productions History (selected)

• 1840 (world premiere) - Berlin, Germany: Koenigliches Hoftheater, 6 July 1840, starring Auguste Crelinger (Judith)

• 1840 - Vienna, Austria: Burgtheater, 1 February 1849, starring Christne Enghaus (Judith)

• 1909 - Berlin, Germany, starring Tilla Durieux (Judith); see Judith (1909 Reinhardt / @1840 Hebbel), Berlin production (play)

• 1961 - Judith, Spanish ed. (1961 Stivel / @1840 Hebbel), TV production (play)

• 1966 - Judith (1966 Haaf / @1840 Hebbel), TV production (play)

• 1969 - Judith, French ed. (1969 Maurice / @1840 Hebbel), TV production (play)

• 1970 - Judith, Spanish ed. (1970 Páramo / @1840 Hebbel), TV production (play)

• 1980 - Judita = Judith, Croatian ed. (1980 Caric / @1840 Hebbel), TV production (play)

• 2011 - Berlin, Germany: Deutsches-Theater Kammerspiele, March 16, 2011, directed by: Andreas Kriegenburg; starring Katharina Marie Schubert (Judith), and Alexander Khuon (Holofernes).

Adaptations

• Judith (1985 Matthus / Hebbel), opera

External links

• [ Google Books]