Project Gutenberg 2010-02-17 Public domain in the USA. 452 Heine, Heinrich 1797 1856 Heine, H. (Heinrich) Levy, Oscar 1867 1946 Levy, O. (Oscar) Levy, Oscar Ludwig Pogány, Willy 1882 1955 Pogany, Willy Pogány, Vilmos Scheffauer, Herman George 1878 1927 Scheffauer, Hermann Georg Atta Troll Produced by Meredith Bach, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Atta Troll" by Heinrich Heine is a lyrical poem written in the early 19th century. This satirical work follows the titular character, Atta Troll, a dancing bear who represents the common people, as he escapes from human bondage and expresses his discontent with humanity's arrogance and inequality. The poem intertwines themes of social critique and romanticism, exploring ideas of freedom and the nature of existence through the lens of Heine's sharp wit and poignant observations. At the start of "Atta Troll," we are introduced to the bear's life in captivity, where he performs for human entertainment, despite the deep sorrow tied to his lost freedom. The narrative captures his tumultuous feelings toward his captors, conveying his anguish and rage at being reduced to a mere spectacle. Alongside Atta Troll, the story introduces Lascaro, a frail figure tied to the oppressive forces of feudalism, and his mother, the witch Uraka, who symbolizes the outdated traditions resisting change. This opening establishes a rich tapestry of characters and themes that set the stage for a thoughtful exploration of freedom, social justice, and the struggle against human arrogance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en German poetry -- Translations into English PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Category: Poetry Category: German Literature 228495 2025-06-13T03:56:52.617195 text/html 228854 2010-02-17T10:59:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1041530 2010-02-17T10:59:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1152719 2025-06-13T03:57:14.163035 application/epub+zip 1132926 2025-06-13T03:56:59.759128 application/epub+zip 198773 2025-06-13T03:56:53.743142 application/epub+zip 8950664 2025-06-13T03:57:20.578056 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8906640 2025-06-13T03:57:06.963051 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1030751 2022-09-14T11:15:07.189787 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152065 2025-06-13T03:56:51.600179 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 151938 2010-02-17T10:59:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 60427 2010-02-17T10:59:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 151883 2010-02-17T10:59:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 60379 2010-02-17T10:59:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 151891 2010-02-17T10:59:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 60300 2010-02-17T10:59:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24605 2025-06-13T03:57:20.818031 application/rdf+xml 28011 2025-06-13T03:56:54.036152 image/jpeg 4545 2025-06-13T03:56:53.888144 image/jpeg 1048157 2025-06-13T03:56:52.708122 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia de.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia