Lénore et autres ballades by Gottfried August Bürger
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"Lénore et autres ballades" by Gottfried August Bürger is a collection of poetic narratives and ballads written during the late 18th century, a time of Romanticism. The primary focus of the book centers around themes of love, loss, and the supernatural, with "Lénore" being the most prominent piece, exploring the haunting relationship between a woman and her undead lover. The central story, "Lénore," recounts the anguish of a young woman mourning her
fiancé, Wilhelm, who has gone off to war and seemingly died. As she spirals into despair, she is visited by a ghostly figure of Wilhelm, who takes her away on a spectral horse, leading her into a night filled with dark and eerie symbols of death and fate. Other ballads in the collection explore various facets of human emotions and experiences, such as betrayal, innocence lost, and the struggle between love and societal expectations. Each tale echoes Bürger's fascination with the macabre and the emotional depth of his characters, making the work a significant contribution to German literature of the period. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Bürger, Gottfried August, 1747-1794 |
|---|---|
| Title | Lénore et autres ballades |
| Credits | This Etext was prepared by Ebooks libres et gratuits |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Ballads, German -- Translations into French |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 14912 |
| Release Date | Feb 5, 2005 |
| Last Update | Dec 19, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 330 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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