This edition of the Suhrkamp BasisBibliothek - Working Texts for School and Study offers Max Frisch's world-famous play "Biedermann und die Brandstifter," along with the appendix containing the germ cell of this tragicomedy, "Burleske." It also includes a commentary that provides all the necessary information for understanding the book: a timeline of the author's life and work, detailed notes on the historical-political and aesthetic conditions of the play, the history of its creation and text, interpretive approaches, literature references, as well as explanations of terms and concepts.