Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 52 Lenz, Jakob Michael Reinhold 1751 1792 Lenz, Reinhold Lenz, J. M. R. (Jakob Michael Reinhold) Zerbin, oder die neuere Philosophie Reading ease score: 59.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Delphine Lettau (for finding a huge collection of ancient German books in London_. HTML version by Al Haines. "Zerbin, oder die neuere Philosophie" by Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz is a philosophical novel written during the late 18th century, reflecting the Enlightenment's exploration of human emotions, morality, and societal conventions. The story centers around the character Zerbin, a young man of strong ideals and an ambitious heart, who seeks to rise above his father's dubious mercantile legacy in pursuit of his own aspirations and understanding of virtue. The book follows Zerbin as he navigates through a series of personal and moral dilemmas. Initially, he escapes his father’s oppressive expectations and tries to carve out a path of self-reliance, only to later confront the complexities of love and betrayal. His relationships with Renatchen, a beautiful young woman, and Hohendorf, his close friend, become intertwined with themes of jealousy, ambition, and personal integrity. Throughout, Zerbin's philosophical musings lead him to a tragic realization about the nature of love and societal constraints. Ultimately, Zerbin's journey reflects a profound exploration of the human condition, grappling with ideals versus reality, resulting in a deeply melancholic conclusion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Germany -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction PT Text DE Prosa Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 84697 84698 2024-10-03T11:00:04.360277 2023-10-03T09:44:32.593489 text/html text/html 80204 2014-03-18T21:18:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 31873 2014-03-18T21:24:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 111299 2024-10-03T11:00:10.260239 application/epub+zip 110160 2024-10-03T11:00:07.654254 application/epub+zip 100170 2024-10-03T11:00:06.388274 application/epub+zip 234537 2024-10-03T11:00:12.076343 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228327 2024-10-03T11:00:09.470242 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200961 2022-09-03T13:45:18.772004 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 77616 77494 2024-10-03T11:00:04.048273 2023-10-03T09:44:32.412469 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 76565 2014-03-18T21:18:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 30991 2014-03-18T21:24:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20205 2024-10-03T11:00:12.202234 application/rdf+xml 15149 2024-10-03T11:00:06.947266 image/jpeg 3525 2024-10-03T11:00:06.667263 image/jpeg 110916 2024-10-03T11:00:04.372337 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