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050 4 _aPT
100 1 _aHauptmann, Gerhart,
_d1862-1946
240 1 4 _aDas Friedensfest. English
245 1 4 _aThe coming of peace (A family catastrophe)
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aModern plays; edited by R. Brimley Johnson and N. Erichsen.
500 _aRelease date is 2025-01-29
508 _aCharlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Coming of Peace: A Family Catastrophe" by Gerhart Hauptmann is a modern play likely written in the late 19th century. This work focuses on the complex and tumultuous interactions within the Scholz family as they prepare for a Christmas gathering, revealing their internal struggles and relational tensions. The play delves into themes of familial strife, reconciliation, and the heavy burdens of the past that each character must navigate. The opening of the play introduces us to a fraught Christmas Eve at the Scholz family home. Characters such as Mrs. Scholz, who portrays an anxious and restless mother, and Dr. Fritz Scholz, a father burdened by his past, set the tone for a gathering clouded by unresolved tensions. There is an impending arrival of the couple’s estranged son, William, alongside his siblings who exhibit a mix of emotions ranging from excitement to dread. As each character interacts, their distinct personalities and grievances surface, hinting at a deeper family conflict that has led to years of estrangement. The scene is rich with tension, foreshadowing the emotional turmoil and potential for reconciliation that will unfold as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: Duckworth & Co., 1900
653 _aChristmas plays
653 _aGerman drama -- Translations into English
700 1 _aAchurch, Janet
700 1 _aWheeler, C. E.
830 0 _aModern plays; edited by R. Brimley Johnson and N. Erichsen.
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/comingofpeaceafa00haupiala/page/n5/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75247
999 _c115972
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