{"product_id":"9781935554530","title":"The Duel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"No amount of wisdom could possibly make sense of the mysterious verdict which God intended through this duel.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA new translation of a key work by one of European literature’s most important early writers.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOne of the few novellas written by the master German playwright, \u003ci\u003eThe Duel\u003c\/i\u003e was considered by Thomas Mann and others to be one of the great works of German literature. The story of a virtuous woman slandered by a nobleman, it is a precise study of a subject that fascinated von Kleist: That people are sometimes seemingly punished for their very innocence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eThis Is A Melville House “HybridBook”\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHybridBooks are a union of print and electronic media: Purchasers of this print edition also receive \u003cb\u003eIlluminations\u003c\/b\u003e—additional curated material that expand the world of Kleist’s novella through text and illustrations—at no additional charge. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e To obtain the Illuminations for \u003ci\u003eThe Duel \u003c\/i\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHeinrich von Kleist\u003c\/b\u003e, simply scan the QR code (or follow a url) found at the back of the print book, which leads to a page where you can download a file for your preferred electronic reading device.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Illuminations\"\u003c\/b\u003e contains writings by Paul the Deacon - J.G. Millingen - Sir Walter Scott - Johann Ludwig Uhland - Miguel de Cervantes - Andrew Lang - John Carl Blankenagel - Louis and Regis Senac - Alfred Hutton - Fiore de Liberi and a collection of the twelve laws of chivalry.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Illustrations include: Gerhard von Kugelgen - Johannes Gehrts - Jörg Breu Jüngere and Pauls Hector Mair - Achilles Emperaire - George Muhlberg and others.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Also included is \u003cb\u003eThe Duelist’s Supplement – “The Art of Dueling: How To Shoot and Slash Your Way To Satisfaction\u003c\/b\u003e” which includes an entire facsimile scan of Fior de Liberi's \u003ci\u003eFlower of Battle\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Melville House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033716998384,"sku":"9781935554530","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781935554530_p0.jpg?v=1763656878","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781935554530","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}