Ein Sommernachtstraum by William Shakespeare

"Ein Sommernachtstraum" by William Shakespeare is a comedy play written in about 1595 or 1596. Set in Athens and an enchanted forest, the play weaves together multiple stories: four young lovers caught in romantic confusion, amateur actors rehearsing a wedding performance, and fairy royals engaged in their own quarrels. When mischievous fairies use magical potions to manipulate mortal hearts, chaos and comedy ensue under the moonlight, leading to unexpected entanglements before the Duke's wedding celebration. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Translator Schlegel, August Wilhelm von, 1767-1845
Uniform Title A Midsummer Night's Dream. German
Title Ein Sommernachtstraum
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Midsummer_Night%27s_Dream de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ein_Sommernachtstraum
Note Translation of: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Credits Thanks are given to Delphine Lettau for finding a huge collection of ancient German books in London
Reading Level Reading ease score: 92.2 (5th grade). Very easy to read.
Language German
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Comedy plays
Subject Courtship -- Drama
Subject Athens (Greece) -- Drama
Subject Fairy plays
Category Text
eBook-No. 7022
Release Date
Last Update Dec 30, 2020
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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