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Die Verlobung in St. Domingo / Das Bettelweib von Locarno / Der Findling

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"Kleists Erzählsprache ist etwas absolut Singuläres. Es genügt nicht, sie "historisch" zu lesen, - auch zu seiner Zeit hat kein Mensch so geschrieben wie er. Sind seine Stoffe herausfordernd, sein Vortrag ist es nicht minder ..." (Thomas Mann)Text aus Reclams Universal-Bibliothek mit Seitenzählung der gedruckten Ausgabe.

72 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1811

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Heinrich von Kleist

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The dramatist, writer, lyricist, and publicist Heinrich von Kleist was born in Frankfurt an der Oder in 1777. Upon his father's early death in 1788 when he was ten, he was sent to the house of the preacher S. Cartel and attended the French Gymnasium. In 1792, Kleist entered the guard regiment in Potsdam and took part in the Rhein campaign against France in 1796. Kleist voluntarily resigned from army service in 1799 and until 1800 studied philosophy, physics, mathematics, and political science at Viadrina University in Frankfurt an der Oder. He went to Berlin early in the year 1800 and penned his drama "Die Familie Ghonorez". Kleist, who tended to irrationalism and was often tormented by a longing for death, then lit out restlessly through Germany, France, and Switzerland.

After several physical and nervous breakdowns, in which he even burned the manuscript of one of his dramas, Heinrich von Kleist reentered the Prussian army in 1804, working in Berlin and Königsberg. There he wrote "Amphitryon" and "Penthesilea."

After being discharged in 1807, Kleist was apprehended on suspicion of being a spy. After this he went to Dresden, where he edited the art journal "Phoebus" with Adam Müller and completed the comedy "The Broken Pitcher" ("Der zerbrochene Krug") and the folk play "Katchen von Heilbronn" ("Das Käthchen von Heilbronn").

Back in Berlin, the one time Rousseau devotee had become a bitter opponent of Napoleon. In 1811, he finished "Prinz Friedrich von Homburg." Finding himself again in financial and personal difficulties, Heinrich von Kleist, together with his lover, the terminally ill Henriette Vogel, committed suicide near the Wannsee in Berlin in 1811.

[From http://www.heinrich-von-kleist.com/]

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October 12, 2023
Heinrich von Kleist ist einfach ein fantastischer Schriftsteller. Dieser kurze Band ist eine perfekte Zusammenstellungen von kurzen wie längeren literarischen Leckerbissen ;)
Das Bettelweib von Locarno insbesondere ist ein Kunststück der Grammatik und einfach phenomenal in der Kürze und dennoch Tiefgründigkeit und Fertigkeit!
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September 28, 2025
Die Verlobung in St. Domingo ⭐️
Das Bertelweib von Locarno ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Der Findling ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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December 6, 2009
Die Verlobung in St. Domingo wurde mir durch ein anderes Buch empfohlen. War ganz OK das Drama. Sehr plakativ im Ton und...irgendwie musste ich ständig lachen und: "Little brown girls are the best!" denken.
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