[Es] interessierte mich schon einiges, was der Fürst niedergeschrieben hatte. Die Darstellung des Fürsten Karl Max Lichnowsky im literarischen Schaffen von August Scholtis

Abstract

The article explores the literary depiction of Prince Karl Max Lichnowsky in the autobiographical novel ‘Ein Herr aus Bolatitz’ by August Scholtis. Attention is paid to the comparison of literary form with the historical reality. An account of Prince Karl Max Lichnowsky’s diplomatic career is embedded into an overview of Scholtis’s biography and literary work. Attention is also paid to the literary representation of Lichnowsky in other works by Scholtis. However, the information on Prince Karl Max Lichnowsky’s diplomatic career is presented only briefly; the main focus is the literary portrayal of this nobleman in the autobiographical text ‘Ein Herr aus Bolatitz’. This is presented in a hermeneutic framework. The study also outlines literary means of representation and their composition.