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Babylon by Christian Essellen (1823-1859), a lost dramatic poem by
an obscure author, is a unique representation of the revolutions of
1848-1849. A participant in and historian of the events, Essellen
emigrated to the U.S. in 1852, where he spent the last years of his
life. Babylon, probably written in 1850 or 1851, appeared in
serialized form in 1853 in the weekly newspaper issues of
Essellen's periodical Atlantis, few of which have been preserved.
Firmly in the German literary tradition, the work includes
characters from Greek mythology, Petrarch, Shakespeare, and Goethe,
as well as various historical figures; it ends in an apocalyptic
vision of the future. This edition of Babylon is presented with a
biographical assessment of Essellen's life and contribution.
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