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| Title | : | SIMPLICISSIMUS (REV) (Dedalus European Classics) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.53 (509 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1903517427 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 100 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-05 |
| Language | : | German |
Harry G. Cumby said A plus. Graciously presented Accommodating translation top shelf. Classic Eye-Witness Account of the 30Years War. bob Obviously, nobody here cared to tell you what this book is about. It's the story (some say it's autobiographical - some say it's not - The author has been a mercenary captain in the war) about a simple peasant-boy being torn into the chaos and suffering of one of Europe's longesr and THE most devastating war (half of the population in the area died). He gradually advances from being servant to being court-jester and becomes a warleader. The fascinating thing about this is:a- Even after nearly 400 years it's easy to read.b- Every aspect of war is described in (sometims painful) detail.c- It's done by a man who's seen it all. So. The Great Bildungsroman of World Weariness This book captured me from the first page and as I read chapter after chapter, I was delighted, impressed and taken in to a world that is both far away in setting yet close to heart and mind.On the outside, this book is about a boy becoming a man through the various trials and errors of life. There is the Bildungsroman element here (Bildung - building up or 'growing up', roman - novel) He is the pure fool, the original innocent, looking for guidance. He goes from his parent's farm, to the hermit's hut, to the courts, to the battlefields, to the forests, to the cities, to the slums, finding himself in allegiance not with either
Goodrich's 1912 version of the first German bestselling novel. Simplicissimus is the eternal innocent, caught in the middle of the Thirty Years War.. Mike Mitchell's new translation replaces S
His translations for Dedalus include five novels by Gustav Meyrink, among others. His translation of Herbert Rosendorfer's Letters Back to Ancient China won the Shlegal-Tieck German Translation Prize. Mike Mitchell is a well-regarded translator from German with a special interest in Austrian literature. . He lives in Scotland. He previously taught Germ
His translations for Dedalus include five novels by Gustav Meyrink, among others. He lives in Scotland. His translation of Herbert Rosendorfer's Letters Back to Ancient China won the Shlegal-Tieck German Translation Prize. . He previously taught German at Stirling University. About the Author Mike Mitchell is a well-regarded translator from German with a special interest in Austrian literature
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