Project Gutenberg 2011-02-11 Public domain in the USA. 1675 Wedekind, Frank 1864 1918 Wedekind, Benjamin Franklin Ziegler, Francis J. (Francis Joseph) 1866 Frühlings Erwachen. English The Awakening of Spring: A Tragedy of Childhood Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Awakening_(play) 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.) "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 ease score: 76.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en German drama -- Translations into English PT Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: German Literature 240575 2025-10-14T10:10:15.913540 text/html 245345 2021-01-25T16:40:13 text/html 163171 2025-10-14T10:10:25.313458 application/epub+zip 162780 2025-10-14T10:10:19.736486 application/epub+zip 142604 2025-10-14T10:10:18.259479 application/epub+zip 356039 2025-10-14T10:10:28.595451 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328012 2025-10-14T10:10:24.058491 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270334 2022-09-16T07:46:35.137913 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174895 2025-10-14T10:10:14.846527 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 173974 2011-02-11T20:22:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 174549 2011-02-11T20:23:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20757 2025-10-14T10:10:28.739416 application/rdf+xml 15836 2025-10-14T10:10:18.779470 image/jpeg 3549 2025-10-14T10:10:18.518472 image/jpeg 66057 2011-02-11T20:24:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 72908 2021-01-25T16:40:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 66037 2011-02-11T20:24:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 155301 2025-10-14T10:10:15.929468 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