Max und Moritz

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Max und Moritz is a classic 19th-century German illustrated story in verse about two mischievous boys whose darkly comic pranks made the work a foundational piece of modern comic art and children’s literature.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German children’s book
illustrated story in verse
proto-comic
satirical work
adaptedAs animated works
films
stage productions
author Wilhelm Busch NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Germany
endOfStory Max and Moritz are eaten by ducks
Max and Moritz are ground in a mill
firstEditionFormat picture book
genre children’s literature
humor
satire
hasCharacter Bauer Mecke NERFINISHED
Bäcker
Lehrer Lämpel NERFINISHED
Onkel Fritz NERFINISHED
Schneider Böck NERFINISHED
Witwe Bolte NERFINISHED
hasInfluenceOn Wilhelm Busch’s later picture stories
hasMoral crime does not pay
hasTheme consequences of wrongdoing
mischief
illustrationBy Wilhelm Busch NERFINISHED
influenced German children’s literature
development of modern comic strips
literaryPeriod 19th century
mainCharacter Max NERFINISHED
Moritz NERFINISHED
narrativeForm verse
notableFor early example of sequential art
integrated text-image storytelling
rhymed couplets in German
numberOfPranks 7 GENERATED
originalLanguage German
originalTitle Max und Moritz. Eine Bubengeschichte in sieben Streichen NERFINISHED
partOf German cultural canon
placeOfPublication Munich NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1865
publisher Verlag von Braun & Schneider NERFINISHED
setting rural German village
structure seven tricks (Streiche)
targetAudience adults
children
tone darkly comic

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Wilhelm Busch notableWork Max und Moritz