A Man of Honor

by Theodor Fontane

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A portrayal of the weaknesses of the Prussian upper class.

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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?
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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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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833.8Literature & rhetoricGerman & related literaturesGerman fiction1856–1899
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PT1863 .S4Language and LiteratureGerman, Dutch and Scandinavian literaturesGerman literatureIndividual authors or works1700-ca. 1860/70
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