Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Gustav Freytag

Born: July 13, 1816
Died: April 30, 1895 (aged 78)
Bio: Gustav Freytag was a German novelist and playwright.
Known for:
- Debit and Credit
- Die technik des dramas (1863)
- Die Ahnen (1872)
- Bilder aus der deutschen Vergangenheit (1859)
- Die verlorene Handschrift (1861)