LAUBE, lou'be, flifmucti (1806-S4). A Ger man novelist and dramatic author. He was born at Sprottan in Silesia, and, after studying the ology at Halle and Breslau, made his home at Leipzig.. Ile aroused the hostility of the Govern ment by his participation in the liberal move ment of the time, and in 1834 was expelled from Saxony and served a term of imprisonment at Berlin. After marrying, getting once more into 'orison, and traveling through France and Algeria, he returned to Leipzig in 1839. He was a mem ber of the Frankfort National Assembly (1848. 49), and in 1S49 became director of the Burg Theatre at Vienna, a position which he held till 1867. After a short sojourn at Leipzig (181T9 10), lie returned to Vienna and acted as direct or of the Stadt Theatre till 1879. The first period of his literary career was marked by the rapid output of novels dealing with the history of Germany, as well as with contem porary social and political conditions. Ile also published essays and hooks of travel. After
1845 his attention was directed chiefly to the stage. His plays are well wrought and clev erly written, and show a remarkable mastery of the technique of the stage. Of his novels, the most important are: Das junqe Europa ( 1833-37 I ; Das Gluck ( 1837 ) ; Der PI-Olen/lent (1S42); Die Griifin Choteuubriuml Der deutsche Krieg Die Baminger (1880) Louison (1884). On the stage he first attained a reputation with his tragedy Monal deschi (1845). and the comedy Bank° (1846). These were followed by Strurnsee (1847). Gott sehed mind Gellert (1847). Die Korlsseh filer (1847) , Graf Essex (1856) Montrose ( 1859) , Bose Zungen (1868), and Demetrius (1872) ; the last was an attempt at completing Schiller's un finished drama of that name. His works were published at Vienna in 16 volumes (1875-82). Consult Gottschall, "Heinrich Laube," in Unsere Zeit, vol. ii. (1884).