Undine: Romance Gothic Tale of Water Spirits, Knightly Love, and Tragic Enchantment - Couverture souple

Fouqué, Friedrich De La Motte

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 8028524435 ISBN 13 : 9788028524432

Editeur : Copycat, 2026

Synopsis

Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué's Undine is a seminal work of early German Romanticism, weaving chivalric romance, fairy tale, and Christian allegory into a lyrical novella of love between a water spirit and a mortal knight. The tale explores the threshold between nature and civilization, soul and body, innocence and betrayal, as Undine's desire to gain a human soul through marriage leads to tenderness, estrangement, and tragedy. Fouqué's prose is elegant and musical, shaped by medievalist imagination and the Romantic fascination with elemental beings, interior feeling, and the supernatural as a vehicle for moral inquiry. Fouqué, a Prussian aristocrat and one of the most prominent literary figures of the German Romantic movement, was deeply influenced by medieval legend, Christian symbolism, and the intellectual climate fostered by writers such as Tieck and the Schlegels. His military background, noble lineage, and enthusiasm for knightly ideals informed his attraction to stories of honor, fidelity, and metaphysical testing. In Undine, these preoccupations find their most enduring expression, transformed into a profoundly suggestive meditation on humanity and grace. This is a book for readers interested in Romantic literature, mythic symbolism, and the history of the fairy tale. Undine rewards careful reading with beauty, pathos, and philosophical depth, and remains one of the most haunting short works of nineteenth-century European fiction.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Copycat
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 8028524435
• ISBN 13: 9788028524432
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 60
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible