Project Gutenberg 2007-01-07 Public domain in the USA. 53 Hauptmann, Gerhart 1862 1946 Hauptmann, Gerhart Johann Robert Der Ketzer von Soana Produced by Barbara Tozier, felix47, Bill Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Der Ketzer von Soana" by Gerhart Hauptmann is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book appears to delve into themes of isolation, beliefs, and the clash between the natural world and societal expectations. It primarily centers around Ludovico, a mountain shepherd viewed with suspicion as the "heretic" by locals, and the interactions he has with a visitor while exploring the dynamics of faith, community, and identity. At the start of the story, the tone is set in a mountainous region of Switzerland called Soana, where the enigmatic figure of a shepherd, Ludovico, is introduced. The narrator recalls his first encounter with Ludovico, who is depicted as a learned man despite his rugged appearance, and the people's superstitious views towards him. With hints of curiosity and a desire to understand this "heretic," the narrator shares his observations of Ludovico's character and the local villagers' attitudes. The shepherd is portrayed as both eccentric and wise, engaging in meaningful conversations about animal husbandry and life itself, while there are undercurrents of superstition and prejudice from the townsfolk that surrounds him. This sets the stage for a deeper exploration of faith and societal norms as the plot progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Switzerland -- Fiction Priests -- Fiction German fiction -- 20th century Outcasts -- Fiction PT Text DE Prosa Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 236819 236828 2024-09-09T04:45:59.859768 2023-09-09T07:34:27.148864 text/html text/html 250361 2021-01-01T16:47:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 107227 2021-01-01T16:47:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 159320 2024-09-09T04:46:04.350856 application/epub+zip 161146 2024-09-09T04:46:01.195761 application/epub+zip 147005 2024-09-09T04:46:00.375760 application/epub+zip 290274 2024-09-09T04:46:06.889766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272853 2024-09-09T04:46:03.803743 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261724 2022-09-09T13:52:41.573253 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221380 221271 2024-09-09T04:45:59.435846 2023-09-09T07:34:26.838901 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 217864 2021-01-01T16:47:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 86981 2021-01-01T16:47:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19605 2024-09-09T04:46:07.026707 application/rdf+xml 13642 2024-09-09T04:46:00.721742 image/jpeg 3401 2024-09-09T04:46:00.546828 image/jpeg 156483 2024-09-09T04:45:59.885776 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia en.wikipedia