Ringelnatz, Joachim
Ringelnatz, Joachim (pen name of Hans Bötticher, 1883–1934),German writer and cabaret performer whose connection to the Dada movement was reflected in the satirical children's tales and nonsense rhymes he created. His Kuttel Daddeldu character, found in Ringelnatz's poems and short stories, is a cynical seaman and storyteller whose colourful stories often blend dialect and foreign phrases with political criticism and nonsense, while subverting narrative conventions and audience expectations.
Mary Beth Stein
Bibliography
Pape, Walter (ed.), Joachim Ringelnatz: Das Gesamtwerk in sieben Bänden (1983).
Ringelnatz, Joachim, Kuttel Daddeldu erzählt seinen Kindern das Märchen vom Rotkäppchen (1923).
Zipes, Jack (ed.), Fairy Tales and Fables from Weimar Days (1989).
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