Title | : | Michael Kohlhaas & Other Tales of Faith, Guilt, and Retribution |
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Author | : | Heinrich von Kleist & Stefan Rudnicki |
Release | : | 2023-10-03 |
Kind | : | audiobook |
Genre | : | Classics |
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1 | Michael Kohlhaas & Other Tales of Fa | Heinrich von Kleist & Stefan Rudnicki |
“The world might have blessed his memory had he not carried one virtue to too great an extreme. The feeling of justice made him a robber and a murderer.” — “Michael Kohlhaas” by Heinrich Von Kleist Blackstone and Skyboat Media present Michael Kohlhaas & Other Tales of Faith, Guilt, and Retribution, an original compilation of the tales of Heinrich Von Kleist. This compilation features the title novella Michael Kohlhaas, the tale of a man forced to crime in order to gain back the horses that were stolen from him; “The Earthquake in Chile,” a love story that takes place in the chaos of the 1647 Santiago earthquake; along with five other stories and a dramatized reading of selected scenes from The Prince of Homburg. Full Contents: * Introduction by Stefan Rudnicki Michael Kohlhaas: From an Old Chronicle “St. Cecilia,” or, “The Power of Music: A Legend” “The Beggarwoman of Locarno” “The Foundling” The Marquise of O “The Earthquake in Chile” “The Duel” Scenes from The Prince of Homburg |