Project Gutenberg 2005-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 43 Raimund, Ferdinand 1790 1836 Die unheilbringende Krone (oder König ohne Reich, Held ohne Mut, Schönheit ohne Jugend) Reading ease score: 85.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Delphine Lettau and Mike Pullen "Die unheilbringende Krone" by Ferdinand Raimund is a tragicomedy written in the early 19th century, combining elements of magic and drama in a two-act format. The story revolves around themes of power, revenge, and destiny, centering on the character Phalarius, a warrior consumed by ambition who encounters mystical forces while pursuing the crown that he believes rightfully belongs to him. The opening of the play sets a dark and mystical tone, with a backdrop of ominous woods and supernatural elements, like the Furies and other genies. Phalarius enters, filled with rage and betrayal after a recent victory in battle, believing he deserves the crown of Agrigent rather than the young king Kreon. As the plot unfolds, he encounters Hades, the lord of the underworld, who offers him a curse-laden crown that grants him immense power but comes with severe consequences. Phalarius, driven by his thirst for revenge, accepts the crown, and faces the tragic repercussions that follow, indicating a tale of ambition gone awry entwined with the fated relationships and struggles against divine forces. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Drama PT Text DE Drama Browsing: Literature 210339 210262 2024-10-04T04:46:42.641950 2023-10-04T05:16:52.573599 text/html text/html 210332 210255 2024-10-04T04:46:42.908950 2023-10-04T05:16:52.751610 text/html text/html 143638 2024-10-04T04:46:50.228935 application/epub+zip 146005 2024-10-04T04:46:45.987966 application/epub+zip 137456 2024-10-04T04:46:44.776942 application/epub+zip 294961 2024-10-04T04:46:52.977939 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277949 2024-10-04T04:46:49.451960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253140 2022-09-04T07:45:49.557243 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 170537 170511 2024-10-04T04:46:42.138995 2023-10-04T05:16:52.205634 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 168217 2012-09-20T15:05:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 65771 2012-09-20T15:07:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18530 2024-10-04T04:46:53.117891 application/rdf+xml 13409 2024-10-04T04:46:45.315929 image/jpeg 3763 2024-10-04T04:46:45.043936 image/jpeg 142743 2024-10-04T04:46:42.926949 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