Honor: A Play in Four Acts by Hermann Sudermann
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"Honor: A Play in Four Acts" by Hermann Sudermann is a play written in 1889. It explores the clash between wealthy and poor families when a rich father has an affair with a young woman from the impoverished household. Her brother demands satisfaction through a duel but faces mockery instead. The play examines conflicting codes of honor across social classes, challenging conventional morality and questioning whether ethical standards shift with circumstances. Sudermann's
theatrical debut became an immediate sensation in Wilhelmine Germany. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Sudermann, Hermann, 1857-1928 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Baukhage, Hilmar R. (Hilmar Robert), 1889-1976 |
| Uniform Title | Ehre. English |
| Title | Honor: A Play in Four Acts |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honour_(Sudermann_play) |
| Credits | Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by the Web Archive |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 86.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | German drama -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 34357 |
| Release Date | Nov 18, 2010 |
| Last Update | Jan 7, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 357 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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