Riita-asia： Ilveilys yhdessä näytöksessä

Benedix, Roderich, 1811-1873Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.0

Word count: 40K words
Chapters: 5

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Riita-asia: Ilveilys yhdessä näytöksessä by Roderich BenedixAuthor: Benedix, Roderich, 1811-1873,Language: Finnish, Class: PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures, Release Date: Oct 15, 2008

Editor's review

Riita-asia: Ilveilys yhdessä näytöksessä is a one-act comedy by the German playwright Roderich Benedix. This electronic edition is the Finnish translation, a public-domain text from Project Gutenberg classified under Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures. Benedix was known for popular comedy, and this play centers on an everyday quarrel; it is short and tightly structured, suited to a single sitting and useful for theatre enthusiasts interested in how a one-act play generates laughter and turns within a small scene. The Finnish translation offers a chance to see how German comedy is rendered in a Nordic language, of value for comparative literature and translation studies. Note that this is a text for Finnish readers; those without Finnish will find the dialogue's wit hard to appreciate directly. Readers are advised to treat it as short script material for reading aloud, or to read it scene by scene alongside translation tools, focusing on how the characters' conflict develops.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers with Finnish reading ability who enjoy short comedies
Theatre enthusiasts studying one-act structure and popular comic technique
Comparative literature readers interested in the Nordic translation of German literature
Drama learners seeking a short script for reading or performance practice

Not a good fit for

Readers with no Finnish who want to read the content directly
Serious literary readers who prefer long narratives and complex character arcs
Researchers expecting detailed author biography and script annotations

Reading tips

Read the whole play first to grasp the cause of the quarrel, then go back to the comic rhythm in the dialogue.
Try reading aloud with assigned roles to appreciate how a one-act play advances through conversation.
Read scene by scene with translation tools to lower the barrier of the Finnish text.
After reading, trace how the quarrel escalates and is resolved to observe how the comic structure closes.

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Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

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FAQ

What language is this book in, and can I read it without knowing Finnish?

This is the Finnish translation, with the text in Finnish. Readers with no Finnish will find the dialogue hard to understand directly, but they can read it passage by passage with translation tools or use it as supporting material for understanding one-act structure, focusing on the scene and character setup.

How long is a one-act play, and how long does it take to read?

A one-act play is usually short, with a concentrated scene and few characters. As a one-scene farce, this book suits a single sitting or two or three sessions. Actual time varies with reading speed and language familiarity: Finnish readers can finish it fairly quickly, while non-native readers need more time for lookups.

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About the author

Benedix, Roderich, 1811-1873 Author

Roderich Benedix (1811–1873) was a nineteenth-century German-language playwright. Public information about his life and nationality is limited; the library holds four of his works, all Finnish translations of one-act or three-act comedies and farces. Judging from their titles, he specialised in light domestic plots set around the dining table, the kitchen, and quarrels and reconciliations among relatives, with tight character relationships, witty dialogue, and clear stage effects typical of popular comedy. The works are labelled "Huvinäytelmä" (comedy) or "Ilveilys" (farce), indicating that they were written for popular entertainment, short and easy to stage. Benedix's plays circulated widely in nineteenth-century European popular theatre, and the Finnish translations in the library show that his works were also introduced to Scandinavia for local stages and readers.