Project Gutenberg 2005-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 56 Grillparzer, Franz 1791 1872 Des Meeres und der Liebe Wellen: Trauerspiel in fünf Aufzügen Reading ease score: 95.4 (5th grade). Very easy to read. "Des Meeres und der Liebe Wellen: Trauerspiel in fünf Aufzügen" by Franz Grillparzer is a dramatic work written in the early 19th century. The play unfolds against the backdrop of love, desire, and the divine, focusing on the character Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite, and her complex relationship with love and duty. The opening of the play introduces us to Hero, who is preparing for a festival at the temple dedicated to Aphrodite. She reveals her mixed feelings about her role as a priestess, hinting at a desire for personal freedom. Other characters, including her playful companions and authoritative figures like the Oberpriester (high priest), discuss various societal expectations and the nature of relationships. The stage is set for tension between Hero's duty and her yearning for love, foreshadowing her encounter with Leander—a stranger who will challenge her commitments. Amid this, the air of the impending festival creates a sense of festivity mixed with the undercurrents of divine scrutiny and human emotion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Leander (Greek mythology) -- Drama Hero (Greek mythology) -- Drama PT Text DE Drama Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 193516 193517 2024-10-04T07:57:54.888887 2023-10-04T07:33:52.918790 text/html text/html 193509 193510 2024-10-04T07:57:55.172833 2023-10-04T07:33:53.119793 text/html text/html 153893 2024-10-04T07:58:03.961799 application/epub+zip 156373 2024-10-04T07:57:59.008842 application/epub+zip 128047 2024-10-04T07:57:57.622821 application/epub+zip 403097 2024-10-04T07:58:06.737782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381402 2024-10-04T07:58:03.029828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236929 2022-09-04T11:04:20.803663 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147412 147440 2024-10-04T07:57:54.525848 2023-10-04T07:33:52.577865 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 140511 2020-12-26T19:42:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 55774 2020-12-26T19:42:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19158 2024-10-04T07:58:06.862774 application/rdf+xml 23993 2024-10-04T07:57:58.173823 image/jpeg 4634 2024-10-04T07:57:57.894887 image/jpeg 154135 2024-10-04T07:57:55.188846 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