| Author |
Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne, 1832-1910 |
| Translator |
Gumppenberg, Hanns, Freiherr von, 1866-1928 |
| Translator |
Hoyer, Niels, 1884-1969 |
| Uniform Title |
Århundredernes legende. German
|
| Title |
Legenden
|
| Note |
German translation of Bjørnson's Norwegian prose tales, which he adapted from selections of Victor Hugo's collection of poems La légende des siècles.
|
| Note |
Reading ease score: 85.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.
|
| Contents |
Geleitwort -- Der Satyr -- Ruth -- Ein Mann mit tiefen Augen -- Die Zeder -- Die Brücke -- Mittelalter -- Die Rose der Infantin -- Bürgerkrieg -- Der kleine Paul -- Der Baum -- Der Frosch -- Die Armen.
|
| Credits |
Produced by Peter Becker and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
|
| Summary |
"Legenden" by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson is a collection of literary tales written in the early 20th century. The work explores profound truths about life, humanity, and the search for meaning through a series of rich and varied stories, likely inspired by mythological and historical themes. The author reflects on existence with deep emotional insight, illuminating characters that embody different aspects of the human experience. The opening of "Legenden" sets the stage with a preface that explains the significance of legends as echoes of truth and humanity, suggesting that they provide insight into the true nature of life. This introduction importantly frames the stories that follow, beginning with “Der Satyr,” where a satyr, an embodiment of chaos and drunken revelry, encounters the divine on Olympus, amidst laughter and ridicule from the gods. It establishes an interplay between the earthly and the divine, setting a tone of exploration and discovery that permeates Bjørnson's work, as he navigates themes of love, loss, and spiritual longing through mythic storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
|
| Language |
German |
| LoC Class |
PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
|
| Subject |
Norwegian fiction -- Translations into German
|
| Subject |
Short stories, Norwegian -- Translations into German
|
| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
61615 |
| Release Date |
Mar 14, 2020 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads |
64 downloads in the last 30 days. |
|
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!
|
