A Man of Honor
by Theodor Fontane
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A portrayal of the weaknesses of the Prussian upper class.Tags
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Superato lo scoglio dei primi sette capitoli, il resto del racconto prende la giusta piega.
C'è una sola cosa per cui noi donne viviamo: viviamo per accappararci un cuore, ma con qual mezzo ce lo accappariamo, è indifferente.
(pagine 66 e 67)
In fondo, nulla da eccepire.
Non si sarà mica ritirato nel suo vecchio castello sul lago (di cui Nostitz asseriva di recente ch'è per metà tarlato e per metà romantico) senza essersi precedentemente congedato da lei?
(pagina 110)
Per metà tarlato e per metà romantico: Schach von Wuthenow finisce romanticamente, ma resta il solito tarlo di Fontane che scrive: finirà poi questo romanticismo... ma cosa lo sostituirà?
C'è una sola cosa per cui noi donne viviamo: viviamo per accappararci un cuore, ma con qual mezzo ce lo accappariamo, è indifferente.
(pagine 66 e 67)
In fondo, nulla da eccepire.
Non si sarà mica ritirato nel suo vecchio castello sul lago (di cui Nostitz asseriva di recente ch'è per metà tarlato e per metà romantico) senza essersi precedentemente congedato da lei?
(pagina 110)
Per metà tarlato e per metà romantico: Schach von Wuthenow finisce romanticamente, ma resta il solito tarlo di Fontane che scrive: finirà poi questo romanticismo... ma cosa lo sostituirà?
I was a little surprised to find it takes place against the background of the Napoleonic Wars. I suppose a connoisseur of Prussian regiments would have realised that instantly from the title. As always with Fontane, the politics are hinted at rather than discussed openly. The notes helped, but a more thorough grounding in Prussian history is necessary to get the most out of the book. Still, interesting characters.
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Fontane's fictional studies of nineteenth-century Berlin society, written in his late maturity, secured him a firm place in literature as a master of the German realist novel; his declared aim was to show "the undistorted reflection of the life we lead." "He introduced his people in spirited conversations at picnics and banquets, and developed a show more broad and yet intimate perspective of background conditions; he was less interested in plots, and often would make a point by silence" (Ernst Rose). Effi Briest (1895), his masterpiece, is a revealing portrait of an individual victimized by outmoded standards. Fontane, on whom Sir Walter Scott had made a deep impression, traveled to England as a journalist and wrote two books based on his experiences: A Summer in London (1854) and Across the Tweed (1860). He also wrote historical novels, poetry, and dramatic criticism. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Schach von Wuthenow - Irrungen und Wirrungen - Aus der Serie: Deutsche Klassiker - Bibliothek der literarischen Meisterwerke by Theodor Fontane
Bibliothek deutscher Klassiker Band 51, Theodor Fontane, Werke in vier Bänden, Zweiter Band by Theodor Fontane
Porosz esküvő. (Schach von Wutenow. - A Poggenpuhl család. Die Poggenpuhls). Kisregény[ek]. (Ford. Kászonyi Ágota. Szerk., jegyz. Kovács András. Ill. Kass János) by Theodor Fontane
Romane und Erzählungen in 8 Bänden. III: Grete Minde. L'Adultera. Ellernklipp. Schach von Wuthenow by Theodor Fontane
Gesamtausgabe der Erzählenden Schriften in neun Bänden Erste Reihe Band 3 [Ellernklipp. Schach von Wuthenow. Unterm Birnbaum. Graf Petöfy] by Theodor Fontane
Historische Romane von den Wirren der Napoleonischen Kriege: Vor dem Sturm Schach von Wuthenow by Theodor Fontane
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- Canonical title
- A Man of Honor
- Original title
- Schach von Wuthenow: Erzählung aus der Zeit des Regiments Gensdarmes
- Original publication date
- 1882
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- Fiction and Literature, General Fiction, Historical Fiction
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- 833.8 — Literature & rhetoric German & related literatures German fiction 1856–1899
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- PT1863 .S4 — Language and Literature German, Dutch and Scandinavian literatures German literature Individual authors or works 1700-ca. 1860/70
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