Der arme Spielmann by Franz Grillparzer
"Der arme Spielmann" by Franz Grillparzer is a frame novella published in 1848. A narrator encounters an elderly street musician playing terrible violin music at a Vienna fair. Intrigued, he visits the old man's shabby dwelling to hear his life story: a tale of a gentle, impractical dreamer who failed at every worldly pursuit, lost his inheritance to fraud, and was rejected by Barbara, the baker's daughter he loved. The musician finds
refuge only in his music and principles, barely surviving on alms in a society that has no place for him. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Grillparzer, Franz, 1791-1872 |
|---|---|
| Title | Der arme Spielmann |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_arme_Spielmann |
| Credits | Produced by Mike Pullen and Delphine Lettau |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Austria -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 8961 |
| Release Date | Sep 1, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 2, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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