Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.17234/ZGB.34.3
A Friend of Light Entertainment. Joseph Roth’s Feature Articles on the Circus, Variety Theatre, and Tingeltangel
Hans Richard Brittnacher
; Free University of Berlin
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APA 6th Edition
Brittnacher, H.R. (2025). A Friend of Light Entertainment. Joseph Roth’s Feature Articles on the Circus, Variety Theatre, and Tingeltangel. Zagreber germanistische Beiträge, 34 (1), 29-44. https://doi.org/10.17234/ZGB.34.3
MLA 8th Edition
Brittnacher, Hans Richard. "A Friend of Light Entertainment. Joseph Roth’s Feature Articles on the Circus, Variety Theatre, and Tingeltangel." Zagreber germanistische Beiträge, vol. 34, no. 1, 2025, pp. 29-44. https://doi.org/10.17234/ZGB.34.3. Accessed 23 May 2026.
Chicago 17th Edition
Brittnacher, Hans Richard. "A Friend of Light Entertainment. Joseph Roth’s Feature Articles on the Circus, Variety Theatre, and Tingeltangel." Zagreber germanistische Beiträge 34, no. 1 (2025): 29-44. https://doi.org/10.17234/ZGB.34.3
Harvard
Brittnacher, H.R. (2025). 'A Friend of Light Entertainment. Joseph Roth’s Feature Articles on the Circus, Variety Theatre, and Tingeltangel', Zagreber germanistische Beiträge, 34(1), pp. 29-44. https://doi.org/10.17234/ZGB.34.3
Vancouver
Brittnacher HR. A Friend of Light Entertainment. Joseph Roth’s Feature Articles on the Circus, Variety Theatre, and Tingeltangel. Zagreber germanistische Beiträge [Internet]. 2025 [cited 2026 May 23];34(1):29-44. https://doi.org/10.17234/ZGB.34.3
IEEE
H.R. Brittnacher, "A Friend of Light Entertainment. Joseph Roth’s Feature Articles on the Circus, Variety Theatre, and Tingeltangel", Zagreber germanistische Beiträge, vol.34, no. 1, pp. 29-44, 2025. [Online]. https://doi.org/10.17234/ZGB.34.3
Full text: english pdf 182 Kb
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APA 6th Edition
Brittnacher, H.R. (2025). A Friend of Light Entertainment. Joseph Roth’s Feature Articles on the Circus, Variety Theatre, and Tingeltangel. Zagreber germanistische Beiträge, 34 (1), 29-44. https://doi.org/10.17234/ZGB.34.3
MLA 8th Edition
Brittnacher, Hans Richard. "A Friend of Light Entertainment. Joseph Roth’s Feature Articles on the Circus, Variety Theatre, and Tingeltangel." Zagreber germanistische Beiträge, vol. 34, no. 1, 2025, pp. 29-44. https://doi.org/10.17234/ZGB.34.3. Accessed 23 May 2026.
Chicago 17th Edition
Brittnacher, Hans Richard. "A Friend of Light Entertainment. Joseph Roth’s Feature Articles on the Circus, Variety Theatre, and Tingeltangel." Zagreber germanistische Beiträge 34, no. 1 (2025): 29-44. https://doi.org/10.17234/ZGB.34.3
Harvard
Brittnacher, H.R. (2025). 'A Friend of Light Entertainment. Joseph Roth’s Feature Articles on the Circus, Variety Theatre, and Tingeltangel', Zagreber germanistische Beiträge, 34(1), pp. 29-44. https://doi.org/10.17234/ZGB.34.3
Vancouver
Brittnacher HR. A Friend of Light Entertainment. Joseph Roth’s Feature Articles on the Circus, Variety Theatre, and Tingeltangel. Zagreber germanistische Beiträge [Internet]. 2025 [cited 2026 May 23];34(1):29-44. https://doi.org/10.17234/ZGB.34.3
IEEE
H.R. Brittnacher, "A Friend of Light Entertainment. Joseph Roth’s Feature Articles on the Circus, Variety Theatre, and Tingeltangel", Zagreber germanistische Beiträge, vol.34, no. 1, pp. 29-44, 2025. [Online]. https://doi.org/10.17234/ZGB.34.3
Full text: croatian pdf 182 Kb
page 29-44
downloads: 54
cite
APA 6th Edition
Brittnacher, H.R. (2025). A Friend of Light Entertainment. Joseph Roth’s Feature Articles on the Circus, Variety Theatre, and Tingeltangel. Zagreber germanistische Beiträge, 34 (1), 29-44. https://doi.org/10.17234/ZGB.34.3
MLA 8th Edition
Brittnacher, Hans Richard. "A Friend of Light Entertainment. Joseph Roth’s Feature Articles on the Circus, Variety Theatre, and Tingeltangel." Zagreber germanistische Beiträge, vol. 34, no. 1, 2025, pp. 29-44. https://doi.org/10.17234/ZGB.34.3. Accessed 23 May 2026.
Chicago 17th Edition
Brittnacher, Hans Richard. "A Friend of Light Entertainment. Joseph Roth’s Feature Articles on the Circus, Variety Theatre, and Tingeltangel." Zagreber germanistische Beiträge 34, no. 1 (2025): 29-44. https://doi.org/10.17234/ZGB.34.3
Harvard
Brittnacher, H.R. (2025). 'A Friend of Light Entertainment. Joseph Roth’s Feature Articles on the Circus, Variety Theatre, and Tingeltangel', Zagreber germanistische Beiträge, 34(1), pp. 29-44. https://doi.org/10.17234/ZGB.34.3
Vancouver
Brittnacher HR. A Friend of Light Entertainment. Joseph Roth’s Feature Articles on the Circus, Variety Theatre, and Tingeltangel. Zagreber germanistische Beiträge [Internet]. 2025 [cited 2026 May 23];34(1):29-44. https://doi.org/10.17234/ZGB.34.3
IEEE
H.R. Brittnacher, "A Friend of Light Entertainment. Joseph Roth’s Feature Articles on the Circus, Variety Theatre, and Tingeltangel", Zagreber germanistische Beiträge, vol.34, no. 1, pp. 29-44, 2025. [Online]. https://doi.org/10.17234/ZGB.34.3
Abstract
In contrast to his novels, in which circus and clowning often appear as metaphors for futile actions, in his essays and journalistic texts, Joseph Roth presents himself not as an elegist mourning the vanished world of old Europe, but rather as a modern citizen actively partaking in the popular entertainments of the time: revue theatre and wax museums, fairs and circuses, variety shows, café chantant, and cabaret. These forms of popular culture represent contact zones of the real that elicit Roth's distinctive empathy and find expression in snapshots of urban life whose literary quality matches that of his novels and stories.
Keywords
Joseph Roth; feature articles; circus; bullfighting, revue theatre
Hrčak ID:
343273
URI
https://hrcak.srce.hr/343273
Publication date:
20.12.2025.
Article data in other languages:
german
croatian
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