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<p>The writer Otto Fritz Jickeli (1888-1960) turned to events of the 19th century in his unpublished story <italic>Die Kosakenbraut</italic>. The revolution of 1848 /49 forms the chronological axis for the events in the description, with their befor and after. The episodes do not lack the unusual moments that occur in times of revolutionary upheaval. As is well known, the Imperial Austrian troops were supported in their fight against Hungarian revolutionaries by the Tsarist Russian army, and the armies of the insurgents finally succumbed to this military alliance of the great powers. The changing fortunes of war, the events effecting private life are vividly presented, also with the help of a spontaneous love affair between a Cossack commander of the Russian army and a Transylvanian woman who, under problematic circumstances, becomes the „Cossack bride” and mother of a half-Cossack. It is both fluent and stimulating reading about the customs and moral concepts of the time, aprose work that testifies to the author’s expertise and also to this sense of humour.</p>
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The writer Otto Fritz Jickeli (1888-1960) turned to events of the 19th century in his unpublished story Die Kosakenbraut. The revolution of 1848 /49 forms the chronological axis for the events in the description, with their befor and after. The episodes do not lack the unusual moments that occur in times of revolutionary upheaval. As is well known, the Imperial Austrian troops were supported in their fight against Hungarian revolutionaries by the Tsarist Russian army, and the armies of the insurgents finally succumbed to this military alliance of the great powers. The changing fortunes of war, the events effecting private life are vividly presented, also with the help of a spontaneous love affair between a Cossack commander of the Russian army and a Transylvanian woman who, under problematic circumstances, becomes the „Cossack bride” and mother of a half-Cossack. It is both fluent and stimulating reading about the customs and moral concepts of the time, aprose work that testifies to the author’s expertise and also to this sense of humour.

„Die Kosakenbraut. Eine siebenbürgische Erzählung“ aus dem Nachlass von Otto Fritz Jickeli

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The writer Otto Fritz Jickeli (1888-1960) turned to events of the 19th century in his unpublished story Die Kosakenbraut. The revolution of 1848 /49 forms the...

„Die Kosakenbraut. Eine siebenbürgische Erzählung“ aus dem Nachlass von Otto Fritz Jickeli

Published Online: Mar 19, 2024

Page range: 15 - 29

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gb-2023-0001

Keywords
Transilvanian-German-literature of the 20 century, writer Otto Fritz Jickeli, Recolution of 1848/49 in Transylvania, Literary critic Michael Markel

© 2023 Joachim Wittstock, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

„Die Kosakenbraut. Eine siebenbürgische Erzählung“ aus dem Nachlass von Otto Fritz Jickeli

Published Online: Mar 19, 2024

Page range: 15 - 29

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gb-2023-0001

KeywordsTransilvanian-German-literature of the 20 century, writer Otto Fritz Jickeli, Recolution of 1848/49 in Transylvania, Literary critic Michael Markel

© 2023 Joachim Wittstock, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Transilvanian-German-literature of the 20 century, writer Otto Fritz Jickeli, Recolution of 1848/49 in Transylvania, Literary critic Michael Markel