Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 56 Thoma, Ludwig 1867 1921 Schlemihl, Peter Recht, Charles 1887 1965 Moral Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Text file produced by Charles Franks, Nicole Apostola and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Moral" by Ludwig Thoma is a satirical play likely written in the early 20th century. The narrative explores themes of hypocrisy and morality through the lens of the upper class, focusing on characters like Fritz Beermann, a wealthy banker and president of a society dedicated to suppressing vice, and other bourgeois individuals who engage in debates about morality while navigating their personal lives. The opening of "Moral" introduces the main characters in an engaging social setting where discussions revolve around political aspirations and moral standards. Beermann and his peers engage in small talk, revealing layers of pretension and the absurdity of their moral positions. Through spirited dialogues, Thoma exposes the contradictions between the characters' public personas and their private actions, hinting at a scandal that intertwines their lives. The interplay of humor and critical social commentary sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the societal norms and values at play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Comedies German drama -- Translations into English PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 199982 199983 2024-10-02T14:49:45.394103 2023-10-03T04:01:06.239857 text/html text/html 201888 2013-06-30T14:47:04 text/html; charset=us-ascii 62201 2013-06-30T14:47:46 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 126196 2024-10-02T14:49:51.184295 application/epub+zip 126572 2024-10-02T14:49:47.299093 application/epub+zip 126572 2024-10-02T14:49:46.107079 application/epub+zip 221705 2024-10-02T14:49:53.891074 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209036 2024-10-02T14:49:50.433069 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188767 2022-09-03T05:08:10.466018 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160773 160629 2024-10-02T14:49:44.526122 2023-10-03T04:01:05.601828 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 160511 2013-06-30T14:47:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58791 2013-06-30T14:47:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20263 2024-10-02T14:49:54.025035 application/rdf+xml 8345 2024-10-02T14:49:46.649111 image/jpeg 2377 2024-10-02T14:49:46.373080 image/jpeg 120805 2024-10-02T14:49:45.410091 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