Project Gutenberg 2004-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 98 Schiller, Friedrich 1759 1805 Schiller, Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, Friedrich von Schiller, Friedrick Turandot, Prinzessin von China This book content was graciously contributed by the Gutenberg Projekt-DE "Turandot, Prinzessin von China" by Friedrich Schiller is a tragicomedy written in the late 18th century. This work is based on the earlier Italian fairy tale by Carlo Gozzi and revolves around themes of love, power, and the struggle against oppressive traditions. The main characters include Princess Turandot, who is renowned for her beauty and intellect but harbors a disdain for marriage, and Prince Kalaf, who is determined to win her hand despite the perilous challenge of solving her three riddles. The opening of the play introduces the setting in the outskirts of Beijing and the characters, notably Prince Kalaf and his companion Barak. As they converse, it becomes clear that the kingdom is in turmoil due to Turandot's cruel challenge to suitors: to answer three riddles or face execution. Barak warns Kalaf of the danger, recounting the gruesome fate of other princes who had attempted to win Turandot's favor. Meanwhile, Kalaf expresses a powerful resolve to take on the challenge, dismissing the fear of death as he is enamored by the idea of winning the princess. This exposition sets the stage for the ensuing conflict and establishes Kalaf's determination that may lead either to triumph or tragedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. de China -- Drama PT Text DE Drama Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: German Literature 200814 2025-07-03T07:55:14.823475 text/html 200635 2025-01-09T23:25:01.683450 text/html 147312 2025-07-03T07:55:22.133471 application/epub+zip 150050 2025-07-03T07:55:17.852499 application/epub+zip 134410 2025-07-03T07:55:16.696503 application/epub+zip 306217 2025-07-03T07:55:24.574445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285572 2025-07-03T07:55:21.396445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248748 2022-09-03T12:14:04.076513 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160345 2025-07-03T07:55:14.511483 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 153454 2020-12-29T18:40:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17776 2025-07-03T07:55:24.699426 application/rdf+xml 14341 2025-07-03T07:55:17.187451 image/jpeg 3378 2025-07-03T07:55:16.940526 image/jpeg 61476 2020-12-29T18:40:29 application/octet-stream application/zip 149765 2025-07-03T07:55:14.838530 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