Geschichte vom braven Kasperl und dem schönen Annerl

On a cool early summer night, a writer encounters an old peasant woman with a desperate request.

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"Geschichte vom braven Kasperl und dem schönen Annerl" by Clemens Brentano is a frame novella published in 1817. On a cool early summer night, a writer encounters an old peasant woman with a desperate request. Her grandson Kasperl has shot himself over a matter of honor, while his fiancée Annerl awaits execution for infanticide. The grandmother seeks an honorable burial for both, but the writer becomes determined to save Annerl's life. The story explores different conceptions of honor and their devastating consequences.

Format: EPUB
Language: German
Length: 52 pages
Published: 1 January 1817