Geschichte vom braven Kasperl und dem schönen Annerl by Clemens Brentano
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"Geschichte vom braven Kasperl und dem schönen Annerl" by Clemens Brentano is a frame novella published in 1817. On a cool early summer night, a writer encounters an old peasant woman with a desperate request. Her grandson Kasperl has shot himself over a matter of honor, while his fiancée Annerl awaits execution for infanticide. The grandmother seeks an honorable burial for both, but the writer becomes determined to save Annerl's life. The
story explores different conceptions of honor and their devastating consequences. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Brentano, Clemens, 1778-1842 |
|---|---|
| Title | Geschichte vom braven Kasperl und dem schönen Annerl |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geschichte_vom_braven_Kasperl_und_dem_sch%C3%B6nen_Annerl de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geschichte_vom_braven_Kasperl_und_dem_sch%C3%B6nen_Annerl |
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Produced by Norbert H. Langkau, Eleni Christofaki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 85.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Honor |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | Germany -- History -- Coalition Wars, 1789-1814 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Germany -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | Weltschmerz |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 4503 |
| Release Date | Oct 1, 2003 |
| Last Update | Mar 10, 2012 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 374 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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