Die Ahnfrau by Franz Grillparzer
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| Author | Grillparzer, Franz, 1791-1872 |
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| Title | Die Ahnfrau |
| Note | Reading ease score: 93.2 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Credits | Produced by Delphine Lettau, from files obtained from Gutenberg Projekt-DE |
| Summary | "Die Ahnfrau" by Franz Grillparzer is a tragic play written in the early 19th century. The drama unfolds in a gothic setting and revolves around the themes of fate, legacy, and the haunting past of the Borotin family, encapsulated by the eponymous Ahnfrau. The central character, Graf Zdenko von Borotin, grapples with despair over the extinction of his lineage, casting a dark shadow over his relationship with his daughter Berta and her suitor Jaromir. The opening of the play introduces us to the Graf and his daughter Berta in a somber gothic hall during a bleak winter evening. As the Graf reflects on a troubling letter, he reveals the impending extinction of the Borotin family due to the death of his last relative. Berta, sensing her father's sorrow, tries to uplift him with thoughts of spring and renewal. Meanwhile, hints of an ominous family curse—the Ahnfrau, whose restless spirit foretells doom for the House of Borotin—surface throughout their conversation. The tension escalates with the arrival of Jaromir, the man who saved Berta from danger, leading to further strife entangled with themes of love, loss, and vengeance, setting the stage for a tragic unfolding of events influenced by the characters' entwined fates with the family's dark legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Bohemia (Czech Republic) -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 9181 |
| Release Date | Oct 1, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 11, 2014 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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