Der Tor und der Tod by Hugo von Hofmannsthal
"Der Tor und der Tod" by Hugo von Hofmannsthal is a lyric drama in verse written in 1893. The play follows nobleman Claudio as Death arrives to take him from life. Death confronts Claudio with three departed souls—his mother, a former lover, and a childhood friend—revealing that he lived with aesthetic detachment, never forming deep connections. Only in his final hour does Claudio experience true emotional vitality, recognizing the emptiness of his
dandy-like existence too late. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929 |
|---|---|
| Title | Der Tor und der Tod |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Thor_und_der_Tod |
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Produced by Norbert H. Langkau, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | German drama -- 19th century |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 31850 |
| Release Date | Mar 31, 2010 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 6, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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