{"product_id":"the-marquise-of-o-and-other-stories-isbn-9780140443592","title":"The Marquise of O and Other Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe late stories by an influential writer of singular talent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetween 1799, when he left the Prussian Army, and his suicide in 1811, Kleist developed into a writer of unprecedented and tragically isolated genius. This collection of works from the last period of his life also includes 'The Earthquake in Chile,' 'Michael Kohlhaas,' 'The Beggarwoman of Locarno,' 'St. Cecilia or The Power of Music,' 'The Betrothal in Santo Domingo,' 'The Foundling,' and 'The Duel.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.The Marquise of O and Other StoriesIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Earthquake in Chile\u003cbr\u003eThe Marquise of O—\u003cbr\u003eMichael Kohlhaas\u003cbr\u003eThe Beggarwoman of Locarno\u003cbr\u003eSt. Cecilia or the Power of Music\u003cbr\u003eThe Betrothal in Santo Domingo\u003cbr\u003eThe Foundling\u003cbr\u003eThe Duel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Luke\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1921 and is Tutor in German at Christ Church, Oxford. He has published articles and essays on German literature and various prose and verse translations,  including Goethe’s \u003cb\u003eSelected Verse\u003c\/b\u003e (1964) for the Penguin Poets, Kleist’s \u003cb\u003eThe Marquise of O and Other Stories\u003c\/b\u003e (1978) for the Penguin Classics, Thomas Mann’s \u003cb\u003eTonio Kröger and Other Stories\u003c\/b\u003e (1970) and Goethe’s \u003cb\u003eRoman Elegies\u003c\/b\u003e (1977).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNigel Reeves\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1939 and graduated at Worcester College, Oxford, in 1963, taking his D.Phil. in 1970. He was an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the University of Tübingen and, since 1975, has been Professor of German at the University of Surrey. He is also Head of Department of Linguistic and International Studies there, and Dean of the Faculty of Human Studies. He has translated stories by Kleist and Keller for the Penguin Book of German Stories and has published monographs on Heinrich Heine and Friedrich Schiller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNigel Reeves\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1939 and graduated at Worcester College, Oxford, in 1963, taking his D.Phil. in 1970. He was an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the University of Tübingen and, since 1975, has been Professor of German at the University of Surrey. He is also Head of Department of Linguistic and International Studies there, and Dean of the Faculty of Human Studies. He has translated stories by Kleist and Keller for the Penguin Book of German Stories and has published monographs on Heinrich Heine and Friedrich Schiller.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303338856677,"sku":"NP9780140443592","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140443592.jpg?v=1767740422","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-marquise-of-o-and-other-stories-isbn-9780140443592","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}