Simplicius Simplicissimus: Annotated Edition with an introduction by Helmut Weissenborn

Grimmelshausen, Hans Jakob Christoffel Hans Jakob Christoffel Grimmelshausen,Translated by Hellmuth Weissenborn and Lesley Macdonald,

ISBN 10: 1847498787 / ISBN 13: 9781847498786

Published by Alma Classics -, 2023

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Simplicius Simplicissimus: Annotated Edition with an introduction by Helmut Weissenborn
• Publisher: Alma Classics -
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847498787
• ISBN 13: 9781847498786
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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A work of great poetical beauty and satirical strength, and a lasting historical document of timeless value, Simplicius Simplicissimus is one of the greatest picaresque novels in the Western canon.

About the Author

After serving as a soldier in the Thirty Years War, H.J.C. Grimmelshausen (1621–76), devoted himself to literature, penning various satires and gallant novels, although he is chiefly remembered for his picaresque masterpiece, Simplicius Simplicissimus.