Project Gutenberg 2005-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 98 Grillparzer, Franz 1791 1872 Des Meeres und der Liebe Wellen: Trauerspiel in fünf Aufzügen "Des Meeres und der Liebe Wellen: Trauerspiel in fünf Aufzügen" by Franz Grillparzer is a dramatic work written in the early 19th century. The play unfolds against the backdrop of love, desire, and the divine, focusing on the character Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite, and her complex relationship with love and duty. The opening of the play introduces us to Hero, who is preparing for a festival at the temple dedicated to Aphrodite. She reveals her mixed feelings about her role as a priestess, hinting at a desire for personal freedom. Other characters, including her playful companions and authoritative figures like the Oberpriester (high priest), discuss various societal expectations and the nature of relationships. The stage is set for tension between Hero's duty and her yearning for love, foreshadowing her encounter with Leander—a stranger who will challenge her commitments. Amid this, the air of the impending festival creates a sense of festivity mixed with the undercurrents of divine scrutiny and human emotion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 95.4 (5th grade). Very easy to read. de Leander (Greek mythology) -- Drama Hero (Greek mythology) -- Drama PT Text DE Drama Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: German Literature 193688 2025-08-04T06:27:54.635164 text/html 193509 2025-01-11T21:28:19.884083 text/html 153962 2025-08-04T06:28:02.930131 application/epub+zip 156361 2025-08-04T06:27:58.231160 application/epub+zip 128037 2025-08-04T06:27:56.826151 application/epub+zip 403075 2025-08-04T06:28:05.517139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381402 2025-08-04T06:28:02.002178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236929 2022-09-04T11:04:20.803663 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147412 2025-08-04T06:27:54.136205 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 140511 2020-12-26T19:42:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17569 2025-08-04T06:28:05.648098 application/rdf+xml 23993 2025-08-04T06:27:57.475144 image/jpeg 4634 2025-08-04T06:27:57.217149 image/jpeg 55774 2020-12-26T19:42:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 154198 2025-08-04T06:27:54.653164 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