Indian Summer (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Adalbert Stifter
- First Published: 1857
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Bildungsroman
- Time of Work: The 1820’s
- Setting: Vienna, the Austrian Alps, and the subalpine countryside
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Family or family life
- Locales: Vienna, Austria
Characters Discussed
Heinrich Drendorf (HIN-rihkh DRAYN-dohrf), the narrator, a young man who has been reared in an ideal home, with kindly, wise, and loving parents and a devoted sister, Klotilde. A few years previously, Heinrich and Klotilde had each inherited a substantial sum of money. Now that he is an adult, Heinrich can, by being frugal, live off the income from his inheritance and devote himself to the study of his chosen field, science, without needing to work and support himself. While on one of his scientific journeys, Heinrich meets Risach, whose house, estate, and...
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