Jean Paul,  1763-1825 <br/><br/>
Des Feldpredigers Schmelzle Reise nach Flätz mit fortgehenden Noten 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des_Feldpredigers_Schmelzle_Reise_nach_Fl%C3%A4tz  Release date is 2009-01-12 
<br/><br/>Norbert H. Langkau, Itay Perl, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team  Norbert H. Langkau, Itay Perl, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team 
<br/><br/> "Des Feldpredigers Schmelzle Reise nach Flätz mit fortgehenden Noten" by Jean Paul is a satire published in February 1808. Military chaplain Schmelzle, notorious for fleeing from battle, embarks on a journey to petition General Schabacker for a professorship in catechetics. Driven by his ambitious wife Teutoberga, who seeks social advancement, the cowardly protagonist approaches the very authority aware of his desertion at Pimpelstadt. Jean Paul crafts a psychological portrait of fear and failure, presenting a character who transforms weakness into heroic narrative through elaborate excuses and unwavering self-preservation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>German wit and humor Satire, German -- 19th century Characters and characteristics in literature -- Humor 
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