!!!Weigel, Hans

Weigel, Hans, b. Vienna, May 29, 1908, d. Maria Enzersdorf 
(Lower Austria), Aug. 12, 1991. Theatre critic and writer. Life 
companion of E.  Ott. Until 1938 worked in revue ensembles in Vienna, 
1938-1945 in exile in Switzerland. 1946 began working as a highly 
respected theatre critic for "Neues Oesterreich" and 
"Kurier" and other papers. W. is considered to have discovered I. 
 Bachmann and G.  Fritsch. In his anthology series "Stimmen der 
Gegenwart", published 1951-1954, he furthered mainly young authors; as 
a language critic, he continued the tradition of Austrian authors with 
a sceptical attitude towards linguistic fads ("Die Leiden der jungen 
Woerter", 1974).

!Further works
Dramas: Axel an der Himmelstuer, 1926; Barabbas, 1946; 
Angelica, 1948; Die Erde, 1948; Das wissen die Goetter, 1950. - 
Novels: Der gruene Stern, 1946; Unvollendete Symphonie, 1951. - 
Essays: O du mein Oesterreich, 1956; Masken, Mimen und Mimosen, 1958; 
Flucht vor der Groesse, 1960; A. Hoerbiger, 1963; K. Kraus, 1968; Das 
Land der Deutschen mit der Seele suchend, 1978; Ad absurdum, 1980 
(satires, parodies); 1001 Premiere, 2 vols., 1983 (theatre 
reviews); Ad absurdum, 1980 (satires, parodies); Nach wie vor Woerter, 
1985 (literary reviews); Das Abendbuch, 1989; Das Scheuklappensyndrom, 
1990. Translations (Molière).

!Literature
W. Obermaier (ed.), H. W., exhibition catalogue, 
Vienna 1988; E. Vujica, Im Dialog mit H. W., 1998.


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