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Grimmelshausen, Hans Jakob Christoffel Von

 
9781847498786: Simplicius Simplicissimus: Annotated Edition with an introduction by Helmut Weissenborn
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ISBN 10: 1847498787 ISBN 13: 9781847498786
Editorial: Alma Classics, 2023

Sinopsis

Simplicius Simplicissimus – the towering achievement of H.J.C. von Grimmelshausen, one of the earliest novelists in the German language – charts the adventures of its hero, Simplicius, through the horrors of battle, murder, fire and famine, offering an invaluable eyewitness account of the Thirty Years’ War and showing how humanity can, in the end, triumph over brutality

A work of great poetical beauty and satirical strength, and a lasting historical document of timeless value, Simplicius Simplicissimus is one of the greatest picaresque novels in the Western canon.

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Acerca del autor

After serving as a soldier in the Thirty Years War, H.J.C. Grimmelshausen (1621–76), devoted himself to literature, penning various satires and gallant novels, although he is chiefly remembered for his picaresque masterpiece, Simplicius Simplicissimus.

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Simplicius Simplicissimus – the towering achievement of H.J.C. von Grimmelshausen, one of the earliest novelists in the German language – charts the adventures of its hero, Simplicius, through the horrors of battle, murder, fire and famine, offering an invaluable eyewitness account of the Thirty Years War and showing how humanity can, in the end, triumph over brutality.

A work of great poetic beauty and satirical strength, and a historical document of timeless value, Simplicius Simplicissimus is one of the greatest picaresque novels in the Western canon.

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Editorial
Alma Classics
Año de publicación
2023
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1847498787
ISBN 13 
9781847498786
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Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
320
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Otras ediciones populares con el mismo título

9780714539102: Simplicius Simplicissimus (Calderbooks S.)

Edición Destacada

ISBN 10:  0714539104 ISBN 13:  9780714539102
Editorial: Calder Publications Ltd, 1982
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