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description: About This BookNo amount of wisdom could possibly make sense of the mysterious verdict which God intended through this duel.A new translation of a key work by one of European literatures most important early writers.One of the few novellas written by the master German playwright The Duel was considered by Thomas Mann and others to be one of the great works of German literature. The story of a virtuous woman slandered by a nobleman it is a precise study of a subject that fascinated von That people are sometimes seemingly punished for their very innocence.This Is A Melville House HybridBookHybridBooks are a union of print and electronic Purchasers of this print edition also receive Illuminations additional curated material that expand the world of Kleists novella through text and illustrationsat no additional charge. To obtain the Illuminations for The Duel by Heinrich von Kleist  simply scan the QR code (or follow a url) found at the back of the print book which leads to a page where you can download a file for your preferred electronic reading device.Illuminations contains writings by Paul the Deacon - J.G. Millingen - Sir Walter Scott - Johann Ludwig Uhland - Miguel de Cervantes - Andrew Lang - John Carl Blankenagel - Louis and Regis Senac - Alfred Hutton - Fiore de Liberi and a collection of the twelve laws of chivalry. Illustrations Gerhard von Kugelgen - Johannes Gehrts - Jrg Breu Jngere and Pauls Hector Mair - Achilles Emperaire - George Muhlberg and others. Also included is The Duelists Supplement  The Art of How To Shoot and Slash Your Way To Satisfaction  which includes an entire facsimile scan of Fior de Liberi's Flower of Battle .
language: English
title: The Duel
publisher: Melville House