Danton's Death
1835 drama by Georg Büchner
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Summary
Danton's Death is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,878 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Georg Büchner[3]
- Movement: Vormärz[4]
- Based on: The Hessian Courier[5], The history of the French Revolution[6]
- Commons category: Dantons Tod[7]
- Language of work or name: German[8]
- Has part(s): Dantons Tod. Konventsrede[9]
- Inception: January 1835[10]
- Publication date: 1835[11]
- Characters: Lucile Desmoulins[12], Georg Danton[13], Q117288815[14], Camille Desmoulins[15], Robespierre[16]
- Narrative location: French Revolution[17]
- Work available at URL: https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/buechner/danton/danton.html[18]
- Date of first performance: January 5, 1902[19]
- Title: Dantons Tod[20]
- Different from: Dantons Tod[21]
- Location of first performance: Belle-Alliance-Theater[22]
- Derivative work: Q107509135[23], Q107509220[24], Q107510178[25], Danton and Robespierre[26], Dantons Tod[27], Q107510796[28], Q107510953[29], Danton's death[30], The Danton Case[31], Sprawa Dantona[32], Danton[33], Dantons Tod (téléfilm, 1981)[34], The Mission[35], La Mort De Danton[36]
- Copyright status: public domain[37]
- Form of creative work: play[38]
Why It Matters
Danton's Death has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]