Der Zerbrochene Krug by Heinrich von Kleist

"Der Zerbrochene Krug" by Heinrich von Kleist is a comedy written in blank verse and considered one of his most famous works. In a Dutch village courtroom around 1685, Judge Adam must preside over a case involving a broken jug—but he himself is the culprit. As evidence mounts and witnesses testify, Adam desperately manipulates the proceedings to conceal his guilt. This analytical drama builds toward the revelation of what really happened that fateful night in Eve's chamber. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Kleist, Heinrich von, 1777-1811
Title Der Zerbrochene Krug
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Broken_Jug de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_zerbrochne_Krug
Credits Thanks are given to Delphine Lettau for finding a huge collection of ancient German books in London
Reading Level Reading ease score: 95.5 (5th grade). Very easy to read.
Language German
LoC Class PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
Subject Comedy plays
Category Text
eBook-No. 6647
Release Date
Last Update Dec 29, 2020
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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