By Gertrud von le Fort
ISBN-10: 1586176390
ISBN-13: 9781586176396
These 3 novellas from the acclaimed German author Gertrud von le fortress, newly translated for the 1st time into English for this quantity, are from her later works of ancient fiction, within which she screens her mastery as a dramatist of ideas.
The spouse of Pilate imagines the gradual, laborious transformation of an aristocratic girl, who's pointed out within the New testomony, from a pagan right into a Christian saint, as she is now commemorated within the Byzantine Church.
Plus Ultra takes us into the excessive politics of early sixteenth century Europe, and into the soul of a lonely younger woman at courtroom who understands she has attracted the intoxicating yet harmful awareness of the Emperor Charles V himself.
At the Gate of Heaven takes the conflict among astronomical discoveries and the Roman Inquisition trial of Galileo because the backdrop for harrowing reflections approximately man’s position within the cosmos.
In those novellas von le castle vividly recreates scenes from remote places in bygone eras. much more memorable are her lyrical portrayals of conflicts within the souls and minds of strong humans. those are thought-provoking tales by way of a prepared observer of humanity.
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The Wife of Pilate and Other Stories by Gertrud von le Fort
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