Dream Story
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| Author | Arthur Schnitzler |
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| Original title | Traumnovelle |
| Translator | J.M.Q. Davies |
| Country | Austria |
| Language | German |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Penguin Books (Eng. trans.) |
| Publication date | 1926 (orig. German) |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 128 pp (Eng. trans. paperback edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-14-118224-5 (Eng. trans. paperback edition) |
Dream Story (German: Traumnovelle) is a 1926 novella by the Austrian writer Arthur Schnitzler. It details the thoughts and psychological transformations of Doctor Fridolin over a two day period. In this short time, he meets many people who give a clue to the world Schnitzler is creating for us. This culminates in the masquerade ball, a wondrous event of masked individualism, sex, and danger for Fridolin the outsider.
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[edit] Major themes
The mystery of this novella comes from the self-discovery that Fridolin experiences, a descent into the depths of his own mind, and the changes in the relationships between people. It incorporates a plethora of psychological imagery and symbolism.
[edit] Allusions/references to actual history, geography and current science
The book belongs to the period of Viennese decadence after the turn of the century.
[edit] Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
In 1999 the book was adapted into the film Eyes Wide Shut by director, screenwriter Stanley Kubrick and co-screenwriter Frederic Raphael. It has also been dramatized for BBC Radio 4 as Dream Story.
[edit] English translations
- 2004, USA, Green Integer ISBN 1-931243-48-4, Pub date 1 July 2004, paperback (Eng. trans)
- 2004, UK, Penguin Books ISBN 0-14-118224-5, Pub date 6 August 2004, paperback (Eng. trans. by J.M.Q. Davies)
