The Duel
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<u><b><b><u>About This Book</u></b></b></u><i><br><br>"No amount of wisdom could possibly make sense of the mysterious verdict which God intended through this duel."</i><br><br>A new translation of a key work by one of European literature's most important early writers.<b><br></b> <br>One of the few novellas written by the master German playwright, <i>The Duel</i> 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 Kleist: That people are sometimes seemingly punished for their very innocence.<br><br><b><u>This Is A Melville House “HybridBook”</u></b><br> <br> HybridBooks are a union of print and electronic media: Purchasers of this print edition also receive <b>Illuminations</b>—additional curated material that expand the world of Kleist's novella through text and illustrations—at no additional charge. <br> <br> To obtain the Illuminations for <i>The Duel </i>by <b>Heinrich von Kleist</b>, 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.<br> <br><br> <b>"Illuminations"</b> 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.<br> <br> Illustrations include: Gerhard von Kugelgen - Johannes Gehrts - Jörg Breu Jüngere and Pauls Hector Mair - Achilles Emperaire - George Muhlberg and others.<br> <br> Also included is <b>The Duelist's Supplement – “The Art of Dueling: How To Shoot and Slash Your Way To Satisfaction</b>” which includes an entire facsimile scan of Fior de Liberi's <i>Flower of Battle</i>.
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