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Questions about the novel "Effi Briest" (1895) by Theodor Fontane. Should be tagged with [theodor-fontane] and [german-language].
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What is the significance of "Come, Effi"?
The "little incident" is nothing more than what is described at the end of Chapter II:
almost at the very moment when he was approaching her with a friendly bow there appeared at one of the wide ope …
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What are the "torch dance" and "garter dance", in 19th-century Germany?
"Torch dance" is the translation of Fackeltanz. The Fackeltanz is similair to the polonaise but the dancers hold torches or candles in their hands and move according to fixed patterns. There is nothin …
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Significance of Effi Briest's name
Fontane spent several years in England as correspondent for Prussian newspapers. One of the English-language authors he read was Walter Scott; he even translated a number of Scott's poems into German. …
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What is the "Isle of the Blessed" and why should a girl see it before marriage?
The comment doesn't need to reference a real painting to make sense in the context of the novel, but some searching shows that Fontane had a particular painting in mind.
Since Hesiod, Elysium has also …
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What is this passage saying about Precentor Jahnke?
In German, the corresponding passage (quoted from Effie Briest on Zeno.org) goes as follows:
Zwei der jungen Mädchen – kleine, rundliche Persönchen, zu deren krausem, rotblondem Haar ihre Sommerspros …
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What would it mean for a 19th-century German soldier to "wear the cross"?
In German, the corresponding passage (quoted from Effie Briest on Zeno.org) does not mention the type of cross:
Kurz und gut, er nahm den Abschied und fing an, Juristerei zu studieren, wie Papa sagt, …
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