Project Gutenberg 2013-11-21 Public domain in the USA. 52 Tagore, Rabindranath 1861 1941 Lachmann, Hedwig 1865 1918 Landauer-Lachmann, Hedwig Landauer, Gustav 1870 1919 Der König der dunklen Kammer Produced by Norbert H. Langkau, Marc-Andre Seekamp and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Der König der dunklen Kammer" by Rabindranath Tagore is a dramatic play written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the mysterious figure of a king who remains largely unseen and the intricate relationships between him, his queen Sudarschana, and the citizens of his realm. The play delves into themes of love, longing, and the dichotomy of appearance versus reality, particularly highlighted through the Queen's desire to see her husband and her internal struggles with identity and societal norms. The opening of the play sets the stage in a city preparing for a grand celebration, introducing various characters who discuss the enigmatic king who has never been seen by his subjects. Citizens express their mixed feelings about the king's concealment, and humorous exchanges reveal a societal critique on leadership and governance. We are introduced to Sudarschana, the queen, who is trapped in a dark chamber and cannot comprehend the nature of her husband's identity since he only visits her in the dark. As she grapples with her yearning to see him, the foreshadowing of deeper conflicts begins to emerge, hinting at the complex dynamics that will unfold as the story progresses. This exposition sets up a compelling exploration of love, power, and the true essence of people behind their facades. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44250/44250-h/images/cover_ebook.jpg de Tagore, Rabindranath, 1861-1941 -- Translations into German Indic drama -- Translations into German Bengali drama -- Translations into German PK Text Browsing: Literature 182971 182980 2024-09-18T13:52:23.857588 2023-09-19T09:32:34.301747 text/html text/html 183514 2013-11-21T10:52:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 117239 2013-11-21T10:52:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 130742 2024-09-18T13:52:28.049730 application/epub+zip 131782 2024-09-18T13:52:24.581557 application/epub+zip 131781 2024-09-18T13:52:24.197576 application/epub+zip 207363 2024-09-18T13:52:30.785529 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 186675 2024-09-18T13:52:27.599544 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 186902 2022-09-20T07:48:48.826006 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142436 142326 2024-09-18T13:52:23.067580 2023-09-19T09:32:33.433763 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 140063 2013-11-21T10:52:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 51653 2013-11-21T10:52:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20316 2024-09-18T13:52:30.934545 application/rdf+xml 13734 2024-09-18T13:52:24.293576 image/jpeg 2791 2024-09-18T13:52:24.246565 image/jpeg 133698 2024-09-18T13:52:23.874594 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia de.wikipedia