Frau Jenny Treibel: Roman aus der Berliner Gesellschaft

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fontane, Theodor, 1819-1898

Language:

German

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Frau Jenny Treibel: Roman aus der Berliner Gesellschaft" by Theodor Fontane is a novel written in the late 19th century. This narrative delves into the lives and dynamics of the bourgeois society in Berlin, centering around the character of Jenny Treibel, a refined and socially ambitious woman. The story unfolds within the context of shifting social norms and aspirations among the emerging middle class. The opening of the novel introduces readers to a summery day as two women arrive at the modest yet respectable home of Professor Wilibald Schmidt. One of these women is Jenny Treibel, well-versed in the social decorum of her time, who recalls nostalgia about her earlier life in the same neighborhood. As she navigates through interactions filled with familiarity and the bittersweet essence of memory, Jenny's character emerges as both elegant and reflective, eager to reconnect with the professor's family. The dialog in these early scenes highlights themes of social status, nostalgia, and the contrasts of past and present relationships, setting the stage for the exploration of societal expectations and personal ambitions that permeate the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Norbert H. Langkau, Martin Oswald and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Notes:

Reading ease score: 78.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frau_Jenny_Treibel Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frau_Jenny_Treibel

Release date is 2014-07-03