Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 70 Raimund, Ferdinand 1790 1836 Der Alpenkönig und der Menschenfeind Reading ease score: 86.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Delphine Lettau "Der Alpenkönig und der Menschenfeind" by Ferdinand Raimund is a romantic-comic original fairy play written during the early 19th century. The story unfolds around the character Herr von Rappelkopf, a wealthy landowner who has become embittered and misanthropic due to past betrayals, particularly from women. As the tale progresses, themes of love, transformation, and the interplay between human emotions and supernatural elements are likely to be central. The opening of the play introduces a picturesque alpine setting where a chorus of alpine spirits, alongside the titular character Astragalus, the Alpenkönig, discusses the joy of hunting and distribution of game to the poorer villagers below. Soon, we break into the realm of human characters: Malchen, anxiously awaiting her beloved August, is warned about the dangers of the Alpenkönig, who apparently ages girls by forty years upon sight. This ominous legend sets a whimsical tone as Malchen and her maid Lischen anxiously prepare for a rendezvous. As August arrives after a long absence studying art abroad, the excitement blends with tension due to the misunderstandings that their love must overcome, especially considering Herr von Rappelkopf's hostile disposition toward Malchen's affection for August. The opening sets the stage for both comedic misunderstandings and deeper themes of love, human frailty, and supernatural influence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Comedies PT Text DE Drama Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 203978 203917 2024-10-03T10:03:55.476550 2023-10-03T09:02:14.035717 text/html text/html 203971 203910 2024-10-03T10:03:55.764569 2023-10-03T09:02:14.226715 text/html text/html 153112 2024-10-03T10:04:04.160509 application/epub+zip 155437 2024-10-03T10:03:59.500532 application/epub+zip 133053 2024-10-03T10:03:58.016535 application/epub+zip 341640 2024-10-03T10:04:06.993506 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322010 2024-10-03T10:04:03.254503 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289364 2022-09-03T12:48:06.065953 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161129 161119 2024-10-03T10:03:55.108553 2023-10-03T09:02:13.776714 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 159131 2012-06-05T18:47:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 60311 2012-06-05T18:53:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19277 2024-10-03T10:04:07.120484 application/rdf+xml 18055 2024-10-03T10:03:58.575532 image/jpeg 4097 2024-10-03T10:03:58.291521 image/jpeg 155510 2024-10-03T10:03:55.783533 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