Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke by Rainer Maria Rilke

"Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke" by Rainer Maria Rilke is a short narrative written in 1899. An eighteen-year-old nobleman rides to Hungary to fight the invading Turks in 1663. He becomes a cornet, a flag bearer, and experiences friendship, love, and honor. When the castle where he stays is attacked and set ablaze, he must choose between safety and duty. The lyrical prose explores themes of youth, longing, love, and death. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Rilke, Rainer Maria, 1875-1926
Title Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Love_and_Death_of_Cornet_Christopher_Rilke Wikipedia page about this book: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Weise_von_Liebe_und_Tod_des_Cornets_Christoph_Rilke
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 95.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read.
Language German
LoC Class PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
Subject Europe -- History -- Ottoman Wars -- 4th Austrian Ottoman War, 1663-1664 -- Fiction
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eBook-No. 24043
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Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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