The Marquise of O

Name: The Marquise of O
Author: Heinrich von Kleist

by Heinrich von Kleist

Novella exploring a widow's reputation ruined by an apparent indiscretion

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Heinrich von Kleist

German author whose novellas and dramas are among the most psychologically intense works of German Romanticism. Michael Kohlhaas, his tale of obsessive justice, is considered one of the greatest German novellas.

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