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Uniform Title: Frühlings Erwachen. English

Title: The Awakening of Spring: A Tragedy of Childhood

Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Awakening_(play)

Credits: Produced by Michael Roe and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was
produced from scanned images of public domain material
from the Google Print project.)

Summary: "The Awakening of Spring: A Tragedy of Childhood" by Frank Wedekind is a play written in the late 19th century. The drama explores the tumultuous transition from childhood to adolescence, focusing on the lives of young characters who grapple with the awakening of their sexual identities amid a repressive societal framework. Central to the story are Wendla and Melchior, whose experiences reflect the pressing crises faced by youth dealing with parental ignorance and the harsh realities of their emerging desires. The opening of the play introduces us to Wendla, a 14-year-old girl questioning her long dress and the implications of growing up, while also revealing her immediate family dynamics. Simultaneously, we are introduced to Melchior and his peers, who express their frustrations with the constraints of school and the expectations placed upon them. Through dialogue, the characters contemplate their sexual awakening and the morality surrounding it, with themes of societal pressure and the ignorance young people face from adults being prominent. The tension builds as both characters express a yearning for understanding and freedom, setting the stage for the tragic events that are likely to unfold as a result of these conflicts. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 76.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Author: Wedekind, Frank, 1864-1918

Translator: Ziegler, Francis J. (Francis Joseph), 1866-

EBook No.: 35242

Published: Feb 11, 2011

Downloads: 953

Language: English

Subject: German drama -- Translations into English

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Uniform Title: Frühlings Erwachen. English

Title: The Awakening of Spring: A Tragedy of Childhood

Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Awakening_(play)

Credits: Produced by Michael Roe and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was
produced from scanned images of public domain material
from the Google Print project.)

Summary: "The Awakening of Spring: A Tragedy of Childhood" by Frank Wedekind is a play written in the late 19th century. The drama explores the tumultuous transition from childhood to adolescence, focusing on the lives of young characters who grapple with the awakening of their sexual identities amid a repressive societal framework. Central to the story are Wendla and Melchior, whose experiences reflect the pressing crises faced by youth dealing with parental ignorance and the harsh realities of their emerging desires. The opening of the play introduces us to Wendla, a 14-year-old girl questioning her long dress and the implications of growing up, while also revealing her immediate family dynamics. Simultaneously, we are introduced to Melchior and his peers, who express their frustrations with the constraints of school and the expectations placed upon them. Through dialogue, the characters contemplate their sexual awakening and the morality surrounding it, with themes of societal pressure and the ignorance young people face from adults being prominent. The tension builds as both characters express a yearning for understanding and freedom, setting the stage for the tragic events that are likely to unfold as a result of these conflicts. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 76.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Author: Wedekind, Frank, 1864-1918

Translator: Ziegler, Francis J. (Francis Joseph), 1866-

EBook No.: 35242

Published: Feb 11, 2011

Downloads: 953

Language: English

Subject: German drama -- Translations into English

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.