The Marquise of O——— (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Heinrich von Kleist
- First Published: 1808
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: The early nineteenth century
- Setting: The northern Italian town of “M——”
- Principal Characters: Giulietta, Colonel Lorenzo G——, His wife, Count F——
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Nineteenth century, Marriage, Pregnancy, Reality, Widows or widowers, Italy or Italians
- Locales: Italy
The Story
A lady of high social standing and irreproachable reputation, the widowed Marquise of O——, announces in the newspaper in the town of M—— that, without knowing how it came to be, she is expecting a child and, out of consideration for her family, is resolved to marry the father if he will come forward to acknowledge his paternity.
After the death of her husband three years earlier, Giulietta (the marquise) and her children lived with her parents at the fortress of M——, where her father was commandant. During an attack by Russian troops, several enemy...
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