Important Swedish novelist and playwright (1849-1912) who takes a place among the most influential figures in the development of modern theater. ALS in Swedish, signed “Aug. Strin.,” one page, 3.5 x 5.5, March 6, 1908. Handwritten letter to his translator, the writer Emil Schering in Berlin, concerning his Babylonian researches. In full: "Algyogi-Hirsch: Angebliche Vorkommen de. Jehova Giessen 1903. 1,20. Största Hammurabi-betens / Allra mindre eger jag! / Detta väntas före Suppl. 2." In fine condition.
Strindberg commented in 'En ny blå bok' (published in May/June 1908) the so-called 'Babel-Bibel-Streit' by Friedrich Delitzsch or his thesis that the Jewish religion and the Old Testament were based on Babylonian roots. One chapter is devoted to the Babylonian King Hammurabi. He mentions the essay of Algyogi-Hirsch in the chapter 'Jehovah-Cylindern avslöjad.'
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