Heinrich Theodor Rötscher


Heinrich Theodor Rötscher was a German theatre critic and theorist.

Biography

Rötscher was born in Mittenwalde, and studied philology and philosophy at the University of Berlin. From 1828 he was a gymnasium teacher in Bromberg. In 1842 he moved back to Berlin and dedicated himself to writing and theorizing about theatre. In Berlin, he was the dramatic critic for the Spenersche Zeitung.

Selected works