Author: | Jeremias Gotthelf | ISBN: | 9780714547695 |
Publisher: | Alma Books | Publication: | December 15, 2009 |
Imprint: | Language: | English |
Author: | Jeremias Gotthelf |
ISBN: | 9780714547695 |
Publisher: | Alma Books |
Publication: | December 15, 2009 |
Imprint: | |
Language: | English |
After one of their own people repeatedly fails to live up to a pact with the Devil, a petty and morally bankrupt village community is plagued by a swarm of deadly black spiders. Using a complex narrative structure, Gotthelf ’s cautionary novella shrewdly dissects the iniquitous social dynamics of rural life.
After one of their own people repeatedly fails to live up to a pact with the Devil, a petty and morally bankrupt village community is plagued by a swarm of deadly black spiders. Using a complex narrative structure, Gotthelf ’s cautionary novella shrewdly dissects the iniquitous social dynamics of rural life.