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Von Kleist's last work and his masterpiece--a story of guilt,
innocence, and moral righteousness invoking a prince who violates
his orders of battle when distracted by a beautiful princess. Plays
for Performance.
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The Duel (Paperback)
Heinrich Von Kleist
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"No amount of wisdom could possibly make sense of the mysterious
verdict which God intended through this duel."
A new translation of a key work by one of European literature's
most important early writers.
One of the few novellas written by the master German playwright,
"The Duel" was considered by Thomas Mann and others to be one of
the great works of German literature. The story of a virtuous woman
slandered by a nobleman, it is a precise study of a subject that
fascinated von Kleist: That people are sometimes seemingly punished
for their very innocence.
This Is A Melville House "HybridBook"
HybridBooks are a union of print and electronic media: Purchasers
of this print edition also receive Illuminations--additional
curated material that expand the world of Kleist's novella through
text and illustrations--at no additional charge.
To obtain the Illuminations for "The Duel "by Heinrich von Kleist,
simply scan the QR code (or follow a url) found at the back of the
print book, which leads to a page where you can download a file for
your preferred electronic reading device.
Illuminations for "The Duel" by Heinrich von Kleist contain:
Writings by:
Paul the Deacon - J.G. Millingen - Sir Walter Scott - Johann
Ludwig Uhland - Miguel de Cervantes - Andrew Lang - John Carl
Blankenagel - Louis and Regis Senac - Alfred Hutton - Fiore de
Liberi and a collection of the twelve laws of chivalry.
Full-color illustrations from:
Gerhard von Kugelgen - Johannes Gehrts - Jorg Breu Jungere and
Pauls Hector Mair - Achilles Emperaire - George Muhlberg
Also included is The Duelist's Supplement - "The Art of Dueling:
How To Shoot and Slash Your Way To Satisfaction" which includes an
entire facsimile scan of Fior de Liberi's "Flower of Battle."
The Art of The Novella Series
Too short to be a novel, too long to be a short story, the novella
is generally unrecognized by academics and publishers. Nonetheless,
it is a form beloved and practiced by literature's greatest
writers. In the Art Of The Novella series, Melville House
celebrates this renegade art form and its practitioners with titles
that are, in many instances, presented in book form for the first
time.
In this extraordinary and unpredictable cross-section of the work
of one of the most influential free spirits of German letters,
Peter Wortsman captures the breathlessness and power of Heinrich
von Kleist's transcendent prose. These tales, essays, and fragments
move across inner landscapes, exploring the shaky bridges between
reason and feeling and the frontiers between the human psyche and
the divine. From the "The Earthquake in Chile," his damning
invective against moral tyranny; to "Michael Kohlhaas," an
exploration of the extreme price of justice; to "The Marquise of O
. . .," his twist on the mythic triumph of love story; to his essay
"On the Gradual Formulation of Thoughts While Speaking," which
tracks the movements of the unconscious decades before Freud;
Kleist unrelentingly confronts the dangers of self-deception and
the ultimate impossibility of existence ina world of absolutes.
Wortsman's illuminating afterword demystifies Kleist's vexed
history, explaining how the century after his death saw Kleist's
legacy transformed from that of a largely derided playwright into a
literary giant who would inspire Thomas Mann and Franz Kafka. The
concerns of Heinrich von Kleist are timeless. The mysteries in his
fiction and visionary essays still breathe.
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The Marquise of O- (Paperback)
Heinrich Von Kleist; Translated by Nicholas Jacobs
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In a Northern Italian town during the Napoleonic Wars, Julietta, a
young widow and mother of impeccable reputation, finds herself
unexpectedly pregnant. This follows an attack on the town's citadel, in
which several Russian soldiers tried to assault her before she was
rescued by Count F-, at which point she fell unconscious. Thrown out of
her father's house, Julietta publishes an announcement in the local
newspaper stating that she is pregnant and would like the father of her
child to make himself known so that she can marry him.
What follows is an ambiguously comic drama of sexuality and family
respectability. One of Kleist's best-loved works, The Marquise of O- is
an ingenious and timeless story of the mystery of human desire, and
Nicholas Jacobs's new translation captures the full richness of its
irony.
"Heroic commander of the Prussian cavalry, the Prince of Homburg
dreams of victory, glory and fame. But reckless disobedience during
a crucial military operation leads the Prince into his greatest
battle yet. The creative team behind the Donmar's critically
acclaimed production of Life Is A Dream present Von Kleist's poetic
masterpiece, which is considered to be one of the most haunting and
beautiful plays of the nineteenth century, exploring honour,
courage, ambition and love. Adapted for stage by acclaimed British
writer Dennis Kelly, this is an exciting new adaptation of a
classic of European literature."
"Tell me, please - is this a dream?' The night before he leads his
troops into battle, the prince of Homburg strips off his uniform
and goes sleepwalking. Moonstruck, his mind races with a young
man's fantasies - love, ambition and victory. But when the morning
comes, a single reckless act of disobediance sets in motion a chain
of events that leads inexorable to the one thing he never dreamt
would happen; his own death. Heinrich von Kleist is one of the most
enigmatic figures in theatre history. Driven to suicide at the age
of 34, he left behind him seven extraordinary plays. Unperformed
during his own lifetime, The Prince of Homburg is now regarded as
von Kleist's masterpiece and is one of the most mysterious and
beautiful plays of the nineteenth century. Neil Bartlett's
production opened at the RSC Stratford in January 2002, and
transferred to the Lyric Theatre."
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Robert Guiskard
Heinrich Von Kleist
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A reprint of the J M Dent edition of 1997. Heinrich von Kleist was
born and grew up in the Enlightenment and died in a suicide pact in
1811, aged only thirty-four. He left behind him literary works
which are among the most disturbing and amusing of any produced in
that revolutionary and romantic period.
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Penthesilea
Heinrich Von Kleist
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Der zerbrochne Krug
Heinrich Von Kleist
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Michael Kohlhaas (Paperback)
Heinrich Von Kleist; Translated by Michael Hofmann
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Michael Kohlhaas has been wronged. First his finest horses were
unfairly confiscated and mistreated. And things keep going
worse-his servants have been beaten, his wife killed, and the
lawsuits he pursues are stymied-but Kohlhaas, determined to find
justice at all costs, tirelessly persists. Standing up against the
bureaucratic machine of the empire, Kohlhaas becomes an indomitable
figure that you can't help rooting for from start to finish.
Knotty, darkly comical, magnificent in its weirdness, and one of
the greatest and most influential tales in German literature, this
short novel, first published in German in 1810, is now available in
award-winning Michael Hofmann's sparkling new English translation.
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