Project Gutenberg 2014-09-20 Public domain in the USA. 116 Hofmannsthal, Hugo von 1874 1929 Hofmannstahl, Hugo von Von Hofmannsthal, Hugo Der Schwierige: Lustspiel in drei Akten Produced by Franz L Kuhlmann, Alexander Bauer, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Der Schwierige: Lustspiel in drei Akten" by Hugo von Hofmannsthal is a play written in the early 20th century. The narrative revolves around Hans Karl Bühl, a complex character struggling with social interactions, particularly in the context of relationships and family expectations. Set against the backdrop of a Viennese palace, the play explores themes of love, obligation, and the tensions of modern life. The opening of the play introduces us to Hans Karl and his interactions with various characters, including his sister Crescence and the new servant Vinzenz. As they prepare for an evening soiree, conversations reveal the delicate social dynamics at play, including familial pressures and romantic entanglements. Hans Karl expresses a disdain for social obligations, showing a reluctance to engage in the evening's festivities. The dialogue between characters hints at underlying tensions regarding love interests, particularly involving Helen, and foreshadows complications that may arise from these relationships. Overall, this introductory section sets the stage for a deeper exploration of complex human emotions and societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Comedies Austrian drama -- 20th century PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 260810 260820 2024-09-19T14:23:38.609597 2023-09-20T10:24:02.514629 text/html text/html 261283 2014-09-20T09:47:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 190893 2014-09-20T09:47:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 240329 2024-09-19T14:23:44.458655 application/epub+zip 242591 2024-09-19T14:23:39.721581 application/epub+zip 155608 2024-09-19T14:23:39.154568 application/epub+zip 346377 2024-09-19T14:23:47.776534 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304731 2024-09-19T14:23:43.885551 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218376 2022-09-21T10:21:42.171433 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 216279 216154 2024-09-19T14:23:37.352606 2023-09-20T10:24:01.315614 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 213714 2014-09-20T09:47:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 77877 2014-09-20T09:47:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18921 2024-09-19T14:23:47.906543 application/rdf+xml 7981 2024-09-19T14:23:39.307575 image/jpeg 1758 2024-09-19T14:23:39.229570 image/jpeg 228858 2024-09-19T14:23:38.637611 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 en.wikipedia de.wikipedia