Project Gutenberg 2010-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 242 Sudermann, Hermann 1857 1928 Sudermann, Herman Sunderman, Hermann Sudermann, H. (Hermann) Winslow, Charles Edward Amory Heimat. English Magda: A Play in Four Acts Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heimat_(play) Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by Google Books "Magda: A Play in Four Acts" by Hermann Sudermann is a dramatic work written in the late 19th century. The play explores themes of family dynamics, societal expectations, and the struggle between personal desire and familial obligations. Central to the narrative is the character Magda Schwartz, who returns home after years away, igniting tensions with her father, Lieutenant-Colonel Schwartz, and revealing the complexities of her relationships with her family members. At the start of the play, we are introduced to the Schwartzes' home, where the preparations for a Music Festival set a contrasting backdrop of celebration against the family's turbulent emotions regarding Magda's long absence. Characters such as her sister Marie and their father express varying degrees of concern and anticipation surrounding her potential return. As they discuss mysterious flowers delivered to their home and the excitement surrounding the festival, it foreshadows Magda's eventual reappearance and the complex confrontation that will ensue. The opening lays the groundwork for exploring Magda's past, the reasons for her departure, and the myriad of emotions tied to her fraught relationships with her family members, particularly her father, who holds steadfastly to traditional values. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en German drama -- Translations into English PT Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: German Literature 245134 2025-08-14T05:22:17.916771 text/html 199674 2021-01-07T03:39:46 text/html 162442 2025-08-14T05:22:35.915665 application/epub+zip 159812 2025-08-14T05:22:24.430699 application/epub+zip 147364 2025-08-14T05:22:21.446742 application/epub+zip 370492 2025-08-14T05:22:41.466636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350420 2025-08-14T05:22:31.792721 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292673 2022-09-15T14:08:53.542230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 186341 2025-08-14T05:22:15.542776 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 186164 2021-01-07T03:39:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 186158 2021-01-07T03:39:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20869 2025-08-14T05:22:41.655607 application/rdf+xml 13261 2025-08-14T05:22:22.001711 image/jpeg 3626 2025-08-14T05:22:21.728698 image/jpeg 56855 2021-01-07T03:39:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 59233 2021-01-07T03:39:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 56817 2021-01-07T03:39:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 133954 2025-08-14T05:22:17.936728 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 de.wikipedia en.wikipedia