Johann David Wyss, Der Schweizerische Robinson [The Swiss Family Robinson]

Robert Clark (The Literary Encyclopedia)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.4.2: German-language Writing and Culture: Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, 800-present.
Vol. editors: Gerhard P. Knapp (University of Utah), Jennifer Marston William (Purdue University), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jill E. Twark (East Carolina University)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1812

Places

Switzerland (Publication/ performance; Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Children's Literature
Novel

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Publishing History

Publishing History

Der Schweizerische Robinson oder der schiffbrüchige Schweizer-Prediger und seine Familie. Ein lehrreiches Buch für Kinder und Kinder-Freunde zu Stadt und Land [The Swiss Robinson, or the shipwrecked Swiss preacher and his family. An instructive book for children and children’s friends in city and country] was written for his children between 1794 and 1798 by Johann David Wyss (1741-1818), rector of the protestant cathedral in Bern, Switzerland. Wyss had earlier served as pastor to the venerable and ancient Swiss Tscharner Regiment in the Mediterranean (Green 66).

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Citation: Clark, Robert. "Der Schweizerische Robinson". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 08 March 2019 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=38942, accessed 19 April 2024.]

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