Adventures of Simplicius Simplicissimus

Name: Adventures of Simplicius Simplicissimus
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ISBN: 9781879751385

ISBN-10: 1879751380

ISBN-13: 9781879751385

Edition: 1993 (Revised)

Authors: Hans Jacob Chirstoff Grimmelshausen, George Schulz-Behrend, Hans Jacob Chirstoff Grimmelshausen

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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…

Book details

List price: $38.95
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/20/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 310
Size: 6.10" wide x 8.94" long x 0.52" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English