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Die Schwarze Spinne
The Black Spider
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2010
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Die Schwarze Spinne is a religious allegory about morals and religious living in the mid-nineteenth century, written by Jeremias Gotthelf. This work is an interlinear translation of Gotthelf's Die Schwarze Spinne with introductions to both the author and the work itself. In a small Swiss community, a baptism is the backdrop for a village elder to tell the story of his family and their life and death struggle with the devil himself. The elder relates the story of a knight and his ill treatment of the farmers of the area. The knight's inhuman demands upon the peasants bring about unforeseen consequences, which lead to the decimation of the village and, ultimately, the knight's own death. The plague released through a pact with the devil, the black spider, haunts the village for hundreds of years and must be fought with religious piety, courage, and devotion to traditional values. It is when one forgets God and his commandments that the black spider is at its most deadly. A true tale of morality written by a pastor in 1842, The Black Spider serves as a warning to those who, according to Gotthelf, go against the will of God.
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Copyright year
2010
ISBN-Print
978-0-7618-5209-4
ISBN-Online
978-0-7618-5210-0
Publisher
Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
192
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Table of Contents No access
Preface No access
The Author - Jeremias Gotthelf No access Pages 1 - 7
The Black Spider - Introduction to the Work No access Pages 8 - 19
Map of Switzerland No access Pages 20 - 20
Map of the Emmen Valley No access Pages 21 - 21
Die Schwarze Spinne - Die Taufe No access Pages 22 - 22
The Black Spider - The Baptism No access Pages 23 - 61
Die Geschichte Beginnt No access Pages 62 - 62
The Story Begins No access Pages 63 - 151
Spinnenangst No access Pages 152 - 152
Fear of the Spider No access Pages 153 - 157
Die Geschichte Geht Weiter No access Pages 158 - 158
The Story Continues No access Pages 159 - 191
Notes on the Translation No access Pages 192 - 192
