About This Book
No amount of wisdom could possibly make sense of the mysterious verdict
which God intended through this duel.
A new translation of a key work by one of European literature's most
important early writers.**
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One of the few novellas written by the master German playwright, The
Duel was considered by Thomas Mann and others to be one of the great
works of German literature. The story of a virtuous woman slandered by a
nobleman, it is a precise study of a subject that fascinated von Kleist:
That people are sometimes seemingly punished for their very innocence.
This Is A Melville House "HybridBook"
HybridBooks are a union of print and electronic media: Purchasers of
this print edition also receive Illuminations--additional curated
material that expand the world of Kleist's novella through text and
illustrations--at no additional charge.
To obtain the Illuminations for The Duel by Heinrich von Kleist,
simply scan the QR code (or follow a url) found at the back of the print
book, which leads to a page where you can download a file for your
preferred electronic reading device.
Illuminations contains writings by Paul the Deacon - J.G.
Millingen - Sir Walter Scott - Johann Ludwig Uhland - Miguel de
Cervantes - Andrew Lang - John Carl Blankenagel - Louis and Regis
Senac - Alfred Hutton - Fiore de Liberi and a collection of the twelve
laws of chivalry.
Illustrations include: Gerhard von Kugelgen - Johannes Gehrts - Jörg
Breu Jüngere and Pauls Hector Mair - Achilles Emperaire - George
Muhlberg and others.
Also included is The Duelist's Supplement - "The Art of Dueling: How
To Shoot and Slash Your Way To Satisfaction" which includes an entire
facsimile scan of Fior de Liberi's Flower of Battle.
