Die Schwarze Spinne - The Black Spider

Informationen zum Autor Jeremias Gotthelf (1797 - 1854) was born Albert Bitzius in what was then the Swiss Canton of Bern. He studied at the Theological Academy in Bern and was ordained in 1820, after which he worked for his father, a pastor, as curate in Utzenstorf for a year. In 1821, he traveled to Germany and spent time at the university in Göttingen before returning to the position of curate. In 1832, Bitzius became a pastor in Lützelflüh. Bitzius adopted the pseudonym of Jeremias Gotthelf, under which he began to write fiction as an outgrowth of his sermons. Klappentext This book is an interlinear translation of a religious allegory about morals and religious living in the mid-nineteenth century, written in 1842 by Jeremias Gotthelf, a pastor. This translation includes introductions to both the author and the work itself. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 The Author - Jeremias Gotthelf Chapter 3 The Black Spider - Introduction to the Work Chapter 4 Map of Switzerland Chapter 5 Map of the Emmen Valley Chapter 6 Die Shwarze Spinne - Die Taufe Chapter 7 The Black Spider - The Baptism Chapter 8 Die Geschichte Beginnt Chapter 9 The Story Begins Chapter 10 Spinnenangst Chapter 11 Fear of the Spider Chapter 12 Die Geschichte Geht Weiter Chapter 13 The Story Continues Chapter 14 Notes on the Translation

Product details

• Authors: Jeremias Gotthelf, Jeremias/ Hughes Gotthelf, Gotthelf Jeremias
• Assisted by: Jolyon Timothy Hughes (Translation), Hughes Jolyon Timothy (Translation)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.09.2010
• EAN: 9780761852094
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-5209-4
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 228 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; PHILOSOPHY / General, RELIGION / General, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, Philosophy, RELIGION / Philosophy, RELIGION / Christianity / General, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / European / General, Christianity, Religion & beliefs, Anthologies: general, Philosophy of religion, Anthologies (non-poetry)