Der Weg ins Freie

The way out is the first novel by Arthur Schnitzler. The author began in 1902 with the work on the manuscript. In June 1908, the book was published by S. Fischer in Berlin.

Time and place

Thanks to two passages can specify the action time of roughly one year 1898-1899. The scene is mostly Vienna.

Title

The title is ambiguous. Baron Georg is hesitant steps on his way as a freelance composer. In addition, Schnitzler paints a picture of the Belle Époque. Jewish intellectuals lead in the salon of the banker Ehrenberg contrary conversations about the future. The way there called Zionism, socialism, and assimilation into the dominant society of Vienna.

Two Christians: Georg and Anna

The love of Baron Georg von Wergenthin to the Catholic petit bourgeois Anna Rosner is unhappy.

The 27 -year-old George, " a beautiful, slim, blond man, Germane, Christian," lives with his brother in the family home in Vienna. Mother and father are deceased. Georg composed. The Viennese Anna, the " kind, gentle, intelligent creatures " with the beautiful voice, sings his songs. George accompanied the 23 -year-old on the upright piano. Her stage career has abandoned the talented girl.

In the salon Ehrenberg Georg applies not only to Elsie, the daughter of the house, but also to the young Jewish girl Therese Golowski, a leading Social Democrat. It whispers, this woman had already been imprisoned for lese majeste. Therese is Anna's friend. Anna earned her living by teaching music. So she performs occasionally, among other things with the banker's daughter Else.

George, who wants to compose an opera, has found in his friend, the 30 -year-old Jewish writer Heinrich Bermann, the librettist. The Bohemian disputed occasionally quite controversial with George. The libretto brings Henry during the time of action of the novel, not on paper. George, the Viennese salon in Ehrenberg for a " dilettante aristocrats " hold wants to leave Vienna. He strives for a career as a conductor. The Hungarian Jew George Eissler would like this to help. The old man has an influential friend at the court theater in Detmold. Eissler's son Willy occurs together with the Hussar lieutenant Demeter Stanzides in the salon Ehrenberg.

Georg and Anna fall in love. Although George had also cast an eye on Elsie, but then it turned to Anna. Anna is also the desires of the heart, George may be a great artist. Ashamed must Georg, Anna actually only desires to acknowledge the young girl purer love. As the night of perfect happiness has elapsed, George longs indeed for Anna, but he would be just to be alone again. When Anna is pregnant, she expects from George that he marries her. But the expectant father itself with the "I will never leave you, both of you. " Else, does not miss the happiness of the couple in the salon, reacts irritably. You are George to understand that their years of waiting is finally over for him. George tells Anna's mother clearly with his ideas about the future. From a Marriage is no question. Ms. Rosner sits " the deceiver make powerless " against. Georg afford a trip to Italy with Anna. The trip from hotel to hotel appears as an escape from the Viennese salon. George resources are running out. He wants to hide Anna's pregnancy. First, Anna believes sometimes even that they will be married. But George would not bind. Anna fluctuates between joyful anticipation of the child and despair. George is unable to hide Anna's pregnancy. In northern Italy the couple Demeter Stanzides traveling with Anna's friend Therese Golowski pleasure met.

Returned to Vienna, Anna lived towards the end of her pregnancy, a small villa that George has hired outside the metropolis. The child shall be protected after his birth from strangers. Anna wants to start a music school. The shift to more attractive women noticed Anna George well and says that the Beloved 's face. Georg gets involved with another and returns repentant back to Anna. The child, a beautiful boy, is born dead. George accepted a call to Detmold. A Kapellmeister is vacant. Initially working as a coach, George lives in a well- Westphalia. The Baron varies. Should he marry Anna? When he dwells for a short visit in Vienna, there is no lack of relevant suggestions from friends. Else, who has now engaged to an Englishman wants to take George's child with him. When she is taught by Georg about the death of the boy, her pity Anna applies. Georg Anna wants to approach again. But because of marriage again is no question, it rejects him. This decision comes George Annas contrary actually. Because he wants to be free. So the Baron goes alone to Detmold.

Form

The novel is not devoid of sentimentality. For example, George blames himself for the death of his child. He did not love it enough.

The History of Love by George on Anna is told. Anna falls for a minor character. Schnitzler allowed the thought only George, his friend Heinrich hardly in exceptional cases and Anna. It seems that the two main thematic threads of the novel, which are "two Christians: Georg and Anna " and " Jews in Vienna", linked by force.

Jews in Vienna

The novel is a treasure trove on the above subject, the turn of the 20th century on. Although an episode is hardly elaborated narrative on this issue, although only occurs on a top layer, but from the partially sprawling conversations, the reader learns much about the origin, insult and defamation of Jews in the multiethnic state of Austria - Hungary. The patriotism of the Jews comes up. Jews disavow their faith and even anti-Semites.

Quotes

• "Unclouded memories we preserve but only to missed opportunities. "
• " There is absolutely no new ideas ... all ethical ideas have always been there. "
• " Not we are the ones who make our destiny, but mostly worried that any circumstance except us. "

Self-witness

• Schnitzler had to his text he had conceived as a coming of age novel, stood and held him for extraordinary: " ... so this novel will be on the great line of German novels master, Henry, Buddenbrooks, Assy. " The reply of the author beginning in 1909 to negative judgments: " At the place it deserves, the novel will claim only in the purer atmosphere of later years. "

Reception

• Hofmannsthal rejected the novel.
• The title is aimed primarily at George's pursuit of professional autonomy.
• Read as a modern Bildungsroman lead the way of the young nonchalant hero George into the void.
• Aquarius had recognized the figure of Heinrich Bermann.
• Bushel praises Schnitzler as modern author who avoids ratings of his characters.
• The reader learns mainly the events, as they are mirrored in the consciousness of the protagonist George.
• Le Rider points to autobiographical elements. It is meant the strained relationship with his brother Julius. George, coward, indecisive and sake and undisciplined, appears as the anti-hero. Also Farese appeals to Autobiographical: Schnitzler learns 1894 singing teacher Marie ( Mizzi ) Reinhard ( 1871-1899 ) know. Mizi brings on September 24, 1897, the common child stillborn. Schnitzler is tormented by guilt. Schnitzler loves Mizi, but do not marry them.
• Arnold passes leading work on: Norbert Miller (Munich 1985), David Low (1986 ), Wolfgang Nehring (Tübingen, 1986), Thomas Eicher and Heiko Hartmann ( 1992), Kenneth Segar (1992 ), Sabine Strümper and Florian Krobb (1992 ) Ewa Grzesiuk (Poland 1995) and JM Hawes (1995). Perlman called the work of Norbert Abels: "Security is nowhere " (1982).

Filming

• " The way out " by Karin Brandauer. BR, ORF 1983. With Klaus Maria Brandauer, Hans Clarin, Heinz honor friend, Norbert caps and Brigitte Karner.

Radio plays

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• " The way out. " First broadcast on 8 November 1971 at RIAS Berlin. From Willy Trenk - Trebitsch. With Matthias Fuchs Georg von Wergenthin, Loni Friedl as Anna Rosner, Heribert Sasse as Heinrich Bermann, Dagmar Thomas as Else Ehrenberg, George Corten as Willy Eissler, Herbert Green tree as the old Eissler and Elisabeth Hitzenberger as Therese Golowski.
• " The way out. " First broadcast in 1981 on ORF. By Klaus Gmeiner with Helmut Lohner as Georg von Wergenthin, Walter Schmidinger as Heinrich Bermann, Herwig Seeböck as Willy Eissler, Birgit Doll as Anna Rosner, Christine Buchegger as Else Ehrenberg, Elfriede Ramhapp as Therese Golowski and Wolf Oeser as Demeter Stanzides.

Dissertations

Detlev Arens in 1980 earned his doctorate with the dissertation research on Arthur Schnitzler's novel "The way out " at the Comprehensive University of Wuppertal. In print, she appeared as Volume 466 in the series European University Studies / 01, 168 (III ) p, publishing Lang, Frankfurt am Main and Bern, 1981 ( ISBN 3-8204-5964-2 ).

Andrea Willi has a doctorate in Zurich on the novel by Arthur Schnitzler's novel "The way out ". An investigation into the day criticism and its contemporary implications. The work appeared in the winter of 1989 in Heidelberg ( 306 pages, ISBN 3-53304134-4 ).