The Adventures of Simplicius Simplicissimus - Couverture souple

Grimmelshausen, Hans Jacob Chirstoff

 
9781879751385: The Adventures of Simplicius Simplicissimus
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1879751380 ISBN 13 : 9781879751385
Editeur : Camden House Inc, 1993

Synopsis

Written against a background of the Thirty Years' War and first published in 1669, this renowned picaresque classic recounts with wonderful biting satire the vagabond adventures of a not-so-simple simpleton during one of Europe's fiercest, yet ultimately most futile wars. Simplicius is an earthy character; he humiliates the mighty, confounds the gods, ridicules the pretentious. The translation uses the authoritative first edition for its text, and though it has been slightly abbreviated, no essential passages have been sacrificed. This unexpurgated translation reflects the linguistic turmoil and richness of German in the 17th century; it is ideal as the centrepiece for courses in German literature in translation and courses in the European Baroque.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Written against a background of the Thirty Years' War and firstpublished in 1669, this renowned picaresque classic recounts withwonderful biting satire the vagabond adventures of a not-so-simplesimpleton during one of Europe's fiercest, yet ultimately most futilewars. Simplicius is an earthy character; he humiliates the mighty,confounds the gods, ridicules the pretentious. The translationuses the authoritative first edition for its text, and though it hasbeen slightly abbreviated, no essential passages have been sacrificed.This unexpurgated translation reflects the linguistic turmoil andrichness of German in the 17th century; it is ideal as the centrepiecefor courses in German literature in translation and courses in the European Baroque.

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Éditeur
Camden House Inc
Date d'édition
1993
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1879751380
ISBN 13 
9781879751385
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
310
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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9781879751378: The Adventures of Simplicius Simplicissimus

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1879751372 ISBN 13 :  9781879751378
Editeur : Camden House Inc, 1993
Couverture rigide