König Ottokars Glück und Ende by Franz Grillparzer
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"König Ottokars Glück und Ende" by Franz Grillparzer is a tragedy written in 1823. Based on the historical King Ottokar II of Bohemia, the play chronicles a powerful monarch's dramatic fall from greatness. Through his own flawed decisions—divorcing his wife, alienating supporters, and losing the Holy Roman Emperor crown to a rival—Ottokar descends from the height of power toward ruin. Grillparzer originally planned to write about Napoleon but chose this medieval king
instead, finding striking parallels between the two figures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Grillparzer, Franz, 1791-1872 |
|---|---|
| Title |
König Ottokars Glück und Ende Trauerspiel in fünf Aufzügen |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Ottocar%3A_His_Rise_and_Fall |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/K |
| Credits | Produced by Mike Pullen and Delphine Lettau |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 86.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Bohemia (Czech Republic) -- Drama |
| Subject | Ottokar II, King of Bohemia, 1230?-1278 -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 9046 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-09046-7 |
| Release Date | Oct 1, 2005 |
| Last Update | Jan 2, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 363 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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