Aquis Submersus by Theodor Storm
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"Aquis Submersus" by Theodor Storm is a novella published in 1876. Set in 17th-century Germany after the Thirty Years' War, it tells the tragic love story between Johannes, a painter of common birth, and Katharina, a noblewoman. Their romance faces opposition from her brutal brother, who insists on an aristocratic marriage. Through a frame narrative structure, the tale unfolds via discovered manuscripts, revealing how class prejudice and fate conspire against the lovers,
leading to devastating consequences that echo across generations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Storm, Theodor, 1817-1888 |
|---|---|
| Title | Aquis Submersus |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquis_Submersus_(novella) de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquis_submersus |
| Credits | an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 72.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Prussia (Germany) -- History -- 1640-1740 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 8889 |
| Release Date | Sep 1, 2005 |
| Last Update | May 28, 2022 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 336 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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