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Agnes Bernauer
by Friedrich HebbelThe son of the Duke Ernst of Bavaria-Munich Albrecht falls during a tournament in the Civil Agnes Bernauer, daughter of simple barber Caspar Bernauer from Augsburg. As Albrecht Agnes then hits a ball, he holds her hand. In order to protect them from the consequences of this wedding, Caspar tried to arrange a marriage with his journeyman Theobald, Agnes but refuses. <P> <P> Albrecht Ritter Nothafft and woman Hoven simultaneously trying Albrecht dissuade his idea. Nevertheless Albrecht eventually succeeded, Agnes and Caspar to convince them of the secret wedding. <P> <P> Ernst deplores the division of Bavaria and has a marriage between Anna of Brunswick and Albrecht arranged whereby peace would occur between these duchies again. He is convinced that Albrecht would accept this wedding and sent his chancellor Preising to inform him. Albrecht leaning against all objections Preisings from this marriage, but promises to appear at a tournament. In this tournament, actually wanted to announce the wedding in the Ernst Albrecht confirmed the rumors about his marriage with Agnes, and he is disinherited by his father in favor of his cousin Adolph. <P> <P> After three years Adolph dies however. Serious signs then despite doubt a death sentence against Agnes, which has already been made shortly after the tournament. Otherwise, he may have namely fear for the succession, as Albrecht - now his sole heir - the throne could not climb with a middle-class women. Also would erupt without heir a war for Munich-Bavaria, tried to prevent the Ernst. As Albrecht would never allow the death sentence, Ernst lures him with the invitation off to a tournament of her. Meanwhile storming soldiers his castle and take Agnes caught. Chancellor Preising then makes a last attempt to save Agnes before death, by requiring it to divest itself of Albrecht. This refuses, however, and is then drowned in the Danube. <P> <P> As Albrecht learns of Agnes's death, he lights several villages and will devastate even Munich. Only when a messenger from the emperor and an apostle of the Church order him to submit to Ernst, he calmed down and finally gets along well with his father, who then appointed him Duke and confidently to the monastery. [2]
Das Buch Henoch
by A. G. HoffmanAn ancient Jewish religious work, ascribed by tradition to Enoch, the great-grandfather of Noah, although modern scholars estimate the older sections (mainly in the Book of the Watchers) to date from about 300 BC, and the latest part (Book of Parables) probably to the first century BC.
Das Leben der Hochgräfin Gritta von Rattenzuhausbeiuns (Classics To Go)
by Gisela Von ArnimHochgräfin Gritta von Rattenzuhausbeiuns ist die Pippi Langstrumpf unter den Heldinnen der Romantik: ein kleines Mädchen, das respektlos und mit heiterem Eigensinn alle Grenzen ignoriert, die Erwachsene ihr und ihren Geschlechtsgenossinnen setzen wollen. "Das eigene Licht niemals unter den Scheffel stellen!" lautet das selbstbewusste Motto ihrer außergewöhnlichen Robinsonade, die sie durch die halbe Welt und am Ende auf den Thron führt.
Die Geschwister: Ein Schauspiel in einem Akt
by Johann Wolfgang Von GoetheWilhelm loved the Charlotte widow. Shortly before her death, Charlotte confided her beloved daughter Marianne. William falls in love with the young girl, the image of the deceased, but speaks to anyone about his feelings. Marianne holds Wilhelm for her brother and a future can not imagine without him. Fabrice, a good business friend William, also believes in the myth of the two brothers and makes Marianne court.
Die Leiden des jungen Werther -- Band 1
by Johann Wolfgang Von GoetheMost of The Sorrows of Young Werther is presented as a collection of letters written by Werther, a young artist of a sensitive and passionate temperament, to his friend Wilhelm. These give an intimate account of his stay in the fictional village of Wahlheim (based on Garbenheim, near Wetzlar),[citation needed] whose peasants have enchanted him with their simple ways. There he meets Charlotte, a beautiful young girl who takes care of her siblings after the death of their mother. Werther falls in love with Charlotte despite knowing beforehand that she is engaged to a man named Albert eleven years her senior.[3]
Die Leiden des jungen Werther -- Band 2
by Johann Wolfgang Von GoetheMost of The Sorrows of Young Werther is presented as a collection of letters written by Werther, a young artist of a sensitive and passionate temperament, to his friend Wilhelm. These give an intimate account of his stay in the fictional village of Wahlheim (based on Garbenheim, near Wetzlar),[citation needed] whose peasants have enchanted him with their simple ways. There he meets Charlotte, a beautiful young girl who takes care of her siblings after the death of their mother. Werther falls in love with Charlotte despite knowing beforehand that she is engaged to a man named Albert eleven years her senior.[3]
Die mehreren Wehmüller und ungarischen Nationalgesichter
by Clemens BrentanoThe traveling painter Wehmüller invented the art of Schnellporträtierens. He paints the people before he sees them. Clemens Brentano has a firework in his first published in 1817 narrative - sparked joke - knowledge-creating. Motifs and storylines are funny and profoundly interwoven. illustrate the drawings by Karl-Georg Hirsch and densify the bizarre and grotesque scenes of the narrative; Hans Magnus Enzensberger described the contemporary historical and philosophical background of this satirical piece Cabinet.
Die Versuchung des Pescara
by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer"Die Versuchung des Pescara" ist eine Novelle von C.F. Meyer. Sie wurde 1887 veröffentlicht und gilt als eines seiner bedeutendsten Werke. Die Erzählung spielt im Italien des frühen 16. Jahrhunderts. In dieser Zeit ist Italien politisch in Stadtstaaten und diverse Fürstentümer im Norden, den Kirchenstaat im Zentrum und das spanisch beherrschte Neapel im Süden zersplittert. Aufgrund des relativen Reichtums der italienischen Stadtstaaten kam es immer wieder zu Krieg über den Besitz Nord- und Süditaliens, mit häufig wechselnden Allianzen, die Verrat zu einem Merkmal der Epoche machen...(Auszug aus Wikipedia)
Die Wahlverwandtschaften
by Johann Wolfgang Von GoetheElective Affinities is a novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe from the year 1809 . It describes the history of living in a secluded togetherness couple Charlotte and Eduard whose marriage is falling apart due to the addition of two other figures. How to speak in a chemical reaction out both spouses a strong, each also said, new attraction: the rational emphasized Charlotte to the sensible-energetic Captain Otto; the impulsive and passionate Eduard to the adolescent, charming quiet manner Ottilie. The conflict between passion and reason leads to chaos and ultimately to a tragic end.
