Der Ackermann aus Böhmen by von Tepl Johannes

"Der Ackermann aus Böhmen" by Johannes von Tepl is a dialogue written around 1400. A grieving man confronts Death itself, accusing him of stealing his beloved wife. Through thirty-four chapters, the plowman's passionate accusations clash with Death's cold logic and cynicism. This medieval debate explores whether humans can challenge divine authority and question mortality. The work presents marriage as a love partnership, a radical concept for its time. God ultimately judges between the plowman's right to grieve and Death's inevitable victory, leaving the conflict hauntingly unresolved. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Johannes, von Tepl, 1350?-1415?
Editor Knieschek, Johann
Title Der Ackermann aus Böhmen
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Ackermann_aus_B%C3%B6hmen Wikipedia page about this book: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Ackermann_aus_B%C3%B6hmen
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language German
LoC Class PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
Subject German poetry -- Middle High German, 1050-1500
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EBook-No. 47465
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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