Der Ackermann aus Böhmen by von Tepl Johannes
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"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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Produced by Jana Srna, Jim Dishington and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| 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 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 47465 |
| Release Date | Nov 26, 2014 |
| Last Update | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 514 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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