Der König Candaules: Drama in drei Akten by André Gide
"Der König Candaules: Drama in drei Akten" by André Gide is a drama written in 1899. King Candaules allows the fisherman Gyges to secretly enter his wife Nyssias's bedchamber using a magic ring that makes him invisible. Gyges spends the night with the queen, who believes her husband is with her. When she discovers the deception, she demands revenge. Based on ancient Greek sources, this story explores themes of voyeurism, betrayal, and
shame, and later inspired the psychological term "candaulism." (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Gide, André, 1869-1951 |
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| Translator | Blei, Franz, 1871-1942 |
| Title | Der König Candaules: Drama in drei Akten |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6nig_Kandaules |
| Credits | Produced by Jana Srna |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 85.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Gyges, King of Lydia, -approximately 648 B.C. -- Drama |
| Subject | Candaules, King of Lydia, -approximately 685 B.C. -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 38281 |
| Release Date | Dec 11, 2011 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 11, 2022 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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