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Peter Schlemihl

Autor Adelbert von Chamisso
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 ian 2012
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783847226482
ISBN-10: 3847226487
Pagini: 88
Dimensiuni: 133 x 203 x 5 mm
Greutate: 0.11 kg
Editura: TREDITION CLASSICS

Notă biografică

Geboren am 30.1.1781 auf Schloß Boncourt (Champagne), gestorben am 21.8.1838 in Berlin. Chamissos Familie floh während der französischen Revolution nach Deutschland. 1796 wurde er Page der Königin von Preußen, 1798 bis 1807 war er preußischer Offizier. 1815-18 machte er eine Weltumseglung. Nach der Rückkehr wurde er Adjunkt am Botanischen Garten in Berlin, später Vorsteher des Herbariums. Neben seinen Studien als Naturforscher betätigte er sich als Erzähler und Lyriker. Sein Liederkreis "Frauenliebe und -leben" wurde von Robert Schumann vertont.

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Unsuccessful in his endeavours, the young and naive Peter Schlemihl seals a pact with the Devil in which he exchanges his shadow for the purse of Fortunatus, thereby gaining everlasting riches. But when he is ridiculed, persecuted and hated for being different from other men, he realizes that poverty is easier to bear than the loss of his peace of mind.

Originally written as a cautionary tale for the children of Chamisso's patron, Peter Schlemihl was hailed by contemporaries as a masterpiece with a wide adult appeal, and continues to capture imaginations today.