Kleist, Heinrich von 1777-1811

Prinz Friedrich von Homburg : ein Schauspiel by Heinrich von Kleist ( Book )
315 editions published between 1868 and 2011 in 10 languages and held by 1,288 libraries worldwide
A new translation of Von Kleist's last play, in which a prince violates the orders of battle when distracted by a beautiful princess, and is arrested and sentenced to death by his Elector.

The broken jug; a comedy by Heinrich von Kleist ( Book )
404 editions published between 1800 and 9999 in 17 languages and held by 1,215 libraries worldwide
Une comédie autour du juge Adam et de la jeune Eve. Déjà fiancé à Eve, Adam est surpris dans sa chambre et s'échappe en cassant une cruche. La mère d'Eve porte plainte devant le juge Adam qui doit donc instruire son propre procès.

The Marquise of O : and other stories by Heinrich von Kleist ( Book )
166 editions published between 1900 and 2011 in 8 languages and held by 897 libraries worldwide
L'action se passe en Italie du Nord ; l'héroi͏̈ne, une jeune veuve, lors du siège de la citadelle que commande son père, est sauvée de la brutalité des soldats par un officier russe. Mais, celui-ci, profitant de son évanouissement, la viole puis disparaît. Quelque temps après il revient et demande sa main. Il est poliment éconduit.

Michael Kohlhaas by Heinrich von Kleist ( Book )
463 editions published between 1811 and 2011 in 20 languages and held by 837 libraries worldwide
"This deeply stirring tale tells of the violence and retribution that ensue after a horse trader is unfairly taxed by a local lord. An army is raised and war is declared on the lords, and eventually on the king, by the trader who becomes a local hero, even to Martin Luther."--Publisher description.

Sämtliche Werke und Briefe by Heinrich von Kleist ( Book )
164 editions published between 1908 and 2010 in German and Undetermined and held by 823 libraries worldwide

Penthesilea : a tragic drama by Heinrich von Kleist ( Book )
194 editions published between 1800 and 2011 in 13 languages and held by 768 libraries worldwide
The passionate drama of Achilles and Penthesilea, queen of the Amazons.

The Marquise of O--, and other stories by Heinrich von Kleist ( Book )
19 editions published between 1962 and 2004 in English and German and held by 734 libraries worldwide
From 'The Marquis of O--', in which a woman is made pregnant without her knowledge, to the vivid and inexplicable suffering portrayed in 'The Earthquake in Chile', his stories are those of a man swimming against the tide of the German Enlightenment, unable to believe in the idealistic humanism of his day, and who sees human nature as irrational, ambiguous and baffling. It is this loss of faith, together with his vulnerability and disequilibrium, his pronounced sense of evil, his desperate challenge to established values and beliefs, that carries Kleist more forcefully than Goethe or Schiller across the gap between the eighteenth century and today.

Plays by Heinrich von Kleist ( Book )
10 editions published between 1956 and 1982 in 3 languages and held by 708 libraries worldwide

Five plays by Heinrich von Kleist ( Book )
7 editions published between 1988 and 1994 in English and German and held by 615 libraries worldwide

Amphitryon; a comedy by Heinrich von Kleist ( Book )
4 editions published in 1962 in English and German and held by 524 libraries worldwide