Die Jobsiade: Ein komisches Heldengedicht in drei Teilen by Karl Arnold Kortum
"Die Jobsiade: Ein komisches Heldengedicht in drei Teilen" by Karl Arnold Kortum is a comic heroic poem written between 1783-1784. This satirical work chronicles the life of Hieronymus Jobs, a failed theology student who stumbles through every situation he encounters. Written in Knittelvers rhyme, the poem mocks German narrow-mindedness and student life through its protagonist's descending life trajectory—a sharp contrast to the optimistic spirit of its era. Jobs's story ultimately ends with
him working as a night watchman. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Kortum, Karl Arnold, 1745-1824 |
|---|---|
| Commentator | Schnettler, Friedrich |
| Title | Die Jobsiade: Ein komisches Heldengedicht in drei Teilen |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jobsiade |
| Credits |
Produced by Norbert H. Langkau, Jens Sadowski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 73.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | German poetry -- 18th century |
| Subject | Humorous poetry, German |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 47608 |
| Release Date | Dec 9, 2014 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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