The Awakening of Spring: A Tragedy of Childhood by Frank Wedekind
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"The Awakening of Spring: A Tragedy of Childhood" by Frank Wedekind is a play written between 1890 and 1891. This foundational work of modern theatre follows three adolescents navigating the confusion and dangers of puberty in repressive nineteenth-century Germany. Wendla seeks answers about reproduction her mother refuses to give. Melchior possesses forbidden knowledge. Moritz struggles with fears he cannot comprehend. Their paths intertwine as sexual awakening collides with societal silence, leading to
devastating consequences that sparked controversy and censorship for generations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Wedekind, Frank, 1864-1918 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Ziegler, Francis J. (Francis Joseph), 1866- |
| Uniform Title | Frühlings Erwachen. English |
| Title | The Awakening of Spring: A Tragedy of Childhood |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Awakening_(play) |
| Credits |
Produced by Michael Roe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 76.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | German drama -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 35242 |
| Release Date | Feb 11, 2011 |
| Last Update | Jan 25, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1518 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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