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Simplicius Simplicissimus
'Simplicius Simplicissimus' – the towering achievement of H.J.C. von Grimmelshausen, one of the earliest novelists in the German language – charts the adventures of its hero, Simplicius, through the horrors of battle, murder, fire and famine, offering an invaluable eyewitness account of the Thirty Years War and showing how humanity can, in the end, triumph over brutality. A work of great poetical beauty and satirical strength, and a lasting historical document of timeless value, 'Simplicius Simplicissimus' is presented here in the only edition available in the English language, based on the original text of 1669.
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Simplicius Simplicissimus
'Simplicius Simplicissimus' – the towering achievement of H.J.C. von Grimmelshausen, one of the earliest novelists in the German language – charts the adventures of its hero, Simplicius, through the horrors of battle, murder, fire and famine, offering an invaluable eyewitness account of the Thirty Years War and showing how humanity can, in the end, triumph over brutality. A work of great poetical beauty and satirical strength, and a lasting historical document of timeless value, 'Simplicius Simplicissimus' is presented here in the only edition available in the English language, based on the original text of 1669.
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Overview

'Simplicius Simplicissimus' – the towering achievement of H.J.C. von Grimmelshausen, one of the earliest novelists in the German language – charts the adventures of its hero, Simplicius, through the horrors of battle, murder, fire and famine, offering an invaluable eyewitness account of the Thirty Years War and showing how humanity can, in the end, triumph over brutality. A work of great poetical beauty and satirical strength, and a lasting historical document of timeless value, 'Simplicius Simplicissimus' is presented here in the only edition available in the English language, based on the original text of 1669.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780714543581
Publisher: Oneworld Classics
Publication date: 04/01/2010
Pages: 384
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen (1621—1676) was a German author. At the age of 10 he was kidnapped by Hessian soldiery, and in their midst tasted the adventures of military life in the Thirty Years' War.

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