Reigen: Zehn Dialoge

Arthur Schnitzler

Summary

"Reigen: Zehn Dialoge" by Arthur Schnitzler is a play written between 1896 and 1897. Ten dialogues depict pairs of men and women from different social classes before and after sexual encounters. Each scene links to the next like a dance, with one partner from each scene continuing into the following one. The cycle moves from prostitute to soldier to maid, ascending through bourgeois and aristocratic Vienna, until the final scene closes the circle. Schnitzler portrays desire, power, seduction, and disappointment across Fin de Siècle society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Subjects

• Adultery — Drama
• Love — Drama
• Man-woman relationships — Drama
• Prostitutes — Drama
• Vienna (Austria) — Social life and customs — Drama

Bookshelves

• Banned Books from Anne Haight's list
• German Literature
• Plays/Films/Dramas
• DE Drama