Old Surehand I.
Old Surehand I is the first volume in the Surehand trilogy. Karl May wrote this first part of the trilogy in the period from June to December 1894 specifically for the book edition of his works. It was first published as volume 14 in the series Karl May's Gesammelte Reiseromane by Friedrich Ernst Fehsenfeld .
In 1909 an illustrated edition with pictures by Claus Bergen appeared .
Earlier versions
In the first chapter of this volume May woven two smaller, already published narratives as internal narratives:
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overview
- First Chapter: Old Wabble (pp. 1–147)
- Second chapter: In the oasis (pp. 148–329)
- Third Chapter: In the Cactus Trap (pp. 329–494)
- Fourth Chapter: The "General" (pp. 494–644)
action
Old Shatterhand , the first-person narrator, has an appointment with Winnetou , but only finds a message at the meeting point informing him that Bloody Fox is about to be attacked by Comanches and that Winnetou has already made his way to the Llano estacado to see him to warn. Shatterhand follows him naturally and meets a group of western men who mistake him for a greenhorn and take him in. From Old Wabble he learns that Old Surehand , a famous western man, was captured by the Comanches at Saskuan-kui. Its liberation is decided and succeeds.
Bob is also a prisoner of the Comanches. During his liberation from the Comanche camp in Kaam-kulano, Old Shatterhand meets Tibo-wete-elen, a mentally ill Indian woman who is married to the medicine man of the tribe and who speaks of her "Wawa Derrick".
Old Shatterhand can hear the Comanches' plan. They not only want to raid the oasis of Bloody Fox, but also lure a troop of soldiers into a trap. Fortunately, 300 Apaches that Winnetou had notified are now arriving. Winnetou and Bloody Fox are now also there themselves. The soldiers are warned and a counter plan is drawn up.
All three departments of the Comanches are set - one after the other - and the chief, Vupa-Umugi, has to surrender.
The second chief, Apanatschka , does not want to surrender without a fight. He is allowed to fight for his life and he chooses Old Surehand as his opponent. The fight ends in a draw, Apanatschka "capitulates" and becomes friends with Old Shatterhand and Winnetou. In contrast, there is a clear break between Old Wabble and the others. The former “King of the Cowboys” does not want to subordinate himself, acts constantly on his own authority, curses blasphemously and incites against Indians and colored people.
On the way back, the companions meet a General Douglas. He tells that a certain Dan Etters is staying at Fort Terrel. Old Surehand then immediately wants to leave for the fort, as he has an account with this Etters that he does not want to explain.
Since the rifles of Winnetou and Old Shatterhands are stolen, the two cannot accompany him. Instead, they pursue Old Wabble and the general who was responsible for the theft. The villains are placed in Helmers Home, the loot is taken from them and Old Wabble has to beat the general, which abruptly ends their friendship.
Book editions
- Karl May: Old Surehand (3 volumes). Reprint of the first book edition by Friedrich Ernst Fehsenfeld , Freiburg i. Br., 1894, 1895 and 1896, edited with an afterword by Roland Schmid from Karl-May-Verlag , Bamberg 1983.
- After Karl May's death in 1912, the three-volume story (restructured) was included in Karl May's Collected Works (Karl May Verlag. Bamberg, Radebeul). Volumes 14 and 15 contain the actual Old Surehand narrative (Volume I, Chapter 4 of Volume II and Volume III).
- Current issues in the book database.
Others
The first-person narrator, Old Shatterhand, mentions his three-time blindness and three operations and refers to this passage later.
The volume has been preserved as a manuscript. The manuscript was exhibited in the exhibition “Karl May - Imaginary Journeys”. The accompanying text noted that 34 of the pages were written by a different hand.
Settings
- Overview of all settings of the material in the audio play database
Film adaptations
There is indeed a film with the title " Old Surehand 1. Part ", but the plot of the film has no recognizable connection to the original text.
Remarks
- ↑ http://www.karl-may-wiki.de/index.php/Surehand-Trilogie
- ↑ http://www.karl-may-wiki.de/index.php/Der_erste_Elk
- ↑ http://www.karl-may-wiki.de/index.php/Im_Mistake-Cannon
- ↑ http://www.karl-may-wiki.de/index.php/Old_Surehand
- ↑ http://www.karl-may-wiki.de/index.php/Karl_Mays_Blindheit
- ^ Karl May Chronicle II , p. 18
- ↑ http://www.karl-may-wiki.de/index.php/Karl_May_-_Imaginäre_Reisen_(Ausstellung)
literature
- Hainer Plaul: Illustrated Karl May Bibliography. With the participation of Gerhard Klußmeier . Edition Leipzig 1988. ISBN 3-361-00145-5 (or) KG Saur Munich – London – New York – Paris 1989. ISBN 3-598-07258-9
- Wolfgang Hermesmeier, Stefan Schmatz : Karl May Bibliography 1913–1945 , Karl May Verlag, Bamberg 2000, ISBN 3780201577
- Claus Roxin : Old Surehand I. In: Gert Ueding (Ed.): Karl-May-Handbuch. Publishing house Königshausen & Neumann Würzburg 2001, p. 201 f. ISBN 3-8260-1813-3
- Wolfgang Hermesmeier, Stefan Schmatz: Development and expansion of the collected works. A success story for 110 years , in: Der schliffene Diamant , Bamberg-Radebeul 2003, ISBN 3-7802-0160-7 , pp. 341–486, especially pp. 366–370.
- Dieter Sudhoff , Hans-Dieter Steinmetz (Hrsg.): Karl-May-Chronik. 5 volumes + accompanying book. Karl-May-Verlag, Bamberg 2005-2006, ISBN 3-7802-0170-4 .
Web links
- Online version on the KMG website.