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This early German romance tells the tragic tale of a young water spirit, Undine, who marries a knight in an attempt to gain a soul.

Friedrich de la Motte Fouqu 's fairy tale novella is the sad tale of a water nymph who so desperately desires a soul,... Read Full Overview

Undine is a fairy-tale novella (Erzhlung) by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqu in which Undine, a water spirit, marries a knight named Huldebrand in order to gain a soul. It is an early German romance, which has been translated into English and other languages.

"Undine" is a 1811 fairy-tale novella by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqu?. The story centres around a water spirit called Undine who, in order to obtain a soul, marries the knight Huldebrand. It is an example of early German romance that has been translated into a variety of languages... Read Full Overview

Undine is a novel by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqu concerning Undine, a water spirit who marries a Knight named Huldebrand in order to gain a soul. It is an early German romance, which has been translated into English and other languages. During the nineteenth century the book... Read Full Overview

Undine draws on some of the major preoccupations of German Romanticism. It combines folklore and fantasy with mysticism and eroticism.

Undine is a novel by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqu? concerning a water spirit (Undine) who marries a Knight, named Huldebrand, in order to gain a soul.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

"Most artistic of all the continental weird tales is the German classic Undine (1814), by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Baron de la Motte Fouqu . In this story of a water-spirit who married a mortal and gained a human soul there is a delicate fineness of craftsmanship which makes... Read Full Overview

Friedrich de la Motte Fouqu Undine. Ein romantisches M rchen

Ritter Huldbrand trifft im Spukwald ein altes Fischerpaar und verliebt sich in deren Findeltochter Undine. Der alte Flussgeist K hleborn greift ein als Huldbrand sich Bertalda zuwendet.Das... Read Full Overview

Friedrich de la Motte Fouqu Undine. Eine Erz hlung

Ritter Huldbrand trifft im Spukwald ein altes Fischerpaar und verliebt sich in deren Findeltochter Undine. Der alte Flussgeist K hleborn greift ein als Huldbrand sich Bertalda zuwendet. Das volkst... Read Full Overview

This early German romance tells the tragic tale of a young water spirit, Undine, who marries a knight in an attempt to gain a soul.

Friedrich de la Motte Fouqu 's fairy tale novella is the sad tale of a water nymph who so desperately desires a soul,... Read Full Overview

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's... Read Full Overview

Friedrich de la Motte Fouqu Undine. Ein romantisches M rchen Ritter Huldbrand trifft im Spukwald ein altes Fischerpaar und verliebt sich in deren Findeltochter Undine. Der alte Flussgeist K hleborn greift ein als Huldbrand sich Bertalda zuwendet. Das volkst mlichste Kunstm rchen... Read Full Overview

Described by Scottish author George MacDonald as the most beautiful" of all fairy stories, Undine has inspired many painters, writers and choreographers. When the knight Huldbrand finds shelter at an old fisherman's cottage outside a haunted forest, he encounters and falls in... Read Full Overview

In dieser romantischen Erz hlung geht es um den jungen Ritter Huldbrand, der sich in die wundersch ne Undine verliebt. Doch zwischen den beiden steht der Fluch einer Wasserfrau, der die Frischverm hlten in eine Trag die st rzt. Mit viel Sprachgef hl und Eleganz erz hlt der... Read Full Overview