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OverviewFirst performed in 1924, Annele Balthasar is a poetic drama set in the time of the witch hunts which raged in Europe for two centuries. Nathan Katz (1892-1981), the author, is considered to be ""the most original Alsatian poet since the Middle-Ages."" This book contains translations in English and in German of the play, as well as the original text in Alemannic. There were never more ""witches"" burned than in the time of Descartes. Jacob Rogozinski ANNELE Seven judges sit at court... years pass by... years are gone... Seven skulls rot underground... PRESIDENT You must answer what you are asked!... ANNELE But I am but a poor maiden from Willer... And now you want to hurt me... with you rough hands! PRESIDENT When did the Evil Spirit come to you? Now, answer! ANNELE He came to the little window... Don't be so wild, you bad boy... what if you break a windowpane... what then! But don't be so wild, I say!... - You've stolen a little carnation from the windowsill!... Oh, you're so sly, you!... You only wanted to make me come outside, to scold after you!... I knew it! PRESIDENT You went sometimes to the witches' dance? ANNELE I had no more peace, day or night!... He screamed for me! He whinnied above the barn roofs! He has torn apart trees! I was lying so warm under the bedcover!... I was awake... when he sometimes whispered sweet things from outside, as if a breeze were going through a thicket of peonie stalks!... I heard him the whole night! I cried in my pillows!... PRESIDENT You have gone with them onto the Fuchsberg! ANNELE Juchu! Juchu!! We rode through the night... out through the chimney... on the broomstick! Like the wind! Juchu!... Riding over the churchyards... over the woods, over the villages! - - At Old Ferrette, we have danced around the gallows! As fast as the wind! Just like the wind! - - Isn't that a merrymaking, my sweetheart, my betrothed... Haha! Over the woods, over the dells, over the dark villages, all over!... Naked we danced under the pines! The little owls were shrieking for us... The dogs whined... After that, someone died in the village. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Anne Marie de Grazia , Anne Marie de Grazia , Anne Marie de GraziaPublisher: Metron Publications Imprint: Metron Publications Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.354kg ISBN: 9781603771016ISBN 10: 1603771018 Pages: 260 Publication Date: 18 August 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |