Ursula
by Gottfried Keller
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From the cycle "Zurich Novellas" by Gottfried Keller: In 1877 Gottfried Keller published his "Zurich Novellas" (Zuricher Novellen), a series of short novels dealing with the history of Zurich and Switzerland. "Ursula" is a love story between a Swiss soldier and the daughter of a farmer during the time of the Swiss Reformation lead by Ulrich Zwingli and at the beginning of the Anabaptist movement in Europe in the 16th century. --- "Gottfried Keller was one of the foremost Swiss novelists and show more one of the most original figures of German literature since Goethe, a master of style worthy to be classed with the great names of all ages." (John Albrecht Walz)" show lessTags
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This Swiss German-language poet and novelist, born in Zurich, is known for his widely read realistic short stories of Swiss provincial life.The Saturday Review wrote of his autobiographical Green Henry (1854-55), "The book's instantly captivating quality is the charm with which a quietly sequential life of curiosity and perception is narrated in show more the pellucid recollection of the mature poet. Keller's eye for the colorful scene and his skill in endowing the concrete particular with something like archetypal significance make him an artist of rare integrity." His best work, A Village Romeo and Juliet (1876), "tells of the tragic fate of two youthful lovers who are prevented from making an honest marriage by the sins of their fathers" (Ernst Rose). (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title*
- Ursula
- Original title
- Ursula
- Original publication date
- 1877
- People/Characters*
- Hans Gyr; Ursula Schnurrenberger; Huldrych Zwingli
- Important places*
- Schweiz
- First words*
- Wenn die Religionen sich wenden, so ist es, wie wenn die Berge sich auftun; zwischen den grossen Zauberschlangen, Golddrachen und Kristallgeistern des menschlichen Gemütes, die ans Licht steigen, fahren alle hässlichen Tazz... (show all)elwürmer und das Heer der Ratten und Mäuse hervor.
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Ihre Art spukt indes ab und zu immer noch um jenen Berg herum.
- Original language*
- Deutsch
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- English, German
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