Lieutenant Gustl
Novelle. Textausgabe mit Anmerkungen/Worterklärungen, Editorischer Notiz, Literaturhinweisen und Nachwort – Schnitzler, Arthur
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»Dummer Bub.« Diese beiden Worte, ausgesprochen von einem Bäcker, genügen, um Lieutenant Gustl zu vernichten. Seine Ehre ist nicht wieder herzustellen, denn sein Kontrahent ist nicht satisfaktionsfähig. Den Tod als einzigen Ausweg vor Augen irrt Gustl durch die Straßen Wiens. Arthur Schnitzlers als innerer Monolog gestaltete Novelle gibt unmittelbaren Einblick in das Bewusstsein des (Anti-)Helden, der von Standesdünkel und Vorurteilen gesteuert den autoritären Charakter der späten Habsburgermonarchie verkörpert.
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Viennese author Schnitzler's brief 1901 novel depicts the Austrian crisis at the turn of the century and the impending collapse of the dream of the empire. Bored at the opera, egocentric young Lieutenant Gustl contemplates which women are flirting with him; the fact that there are too many Jews in the army, which is the reason for ``all this anti-Semitism''; and an upcoming duel with a doctor who made an unflattering remark about the military. After the concert, impatient in the coat check queue, Gustl gets into a quarrel with a baker who threatens to break Gustl's sword in two if he doesn't calm down. Convinced he's been dishonored, Gustl decides he must commit suicide and spends the night walking the streets, weighing the repercussions of killing himself. When he arrives at his favorite cafe for a final breakfast, he becomes elated on learning that he can go on living because the baker died of a stroke just after their encounter. This novel is an early embodiment of modern skepticism and despair. And written in interior monologue, it demonstrates a Freudian influence. The historical and literary impact of this work remains its strong point, making it more interesting to think about than to read.
