The Angel in the House — Page 3
The Churl 101
Der Bauer 101
The Abdication 102
Die Abdankung 102
BOOK II.
BUCH II.
THE PROLOGUE 105
DER PROLOG 105
I. ACCEPTED 109
I. ANGENOMMEN 109
Preludes:
Vorsiele:
1. The Song of Songs 109
1. Das Hohelied 109
2. The Kites 110
2. Die Drachen 110
3. Orpheus 111
3. Orpheus 111
4. Nearest the Dearest 111
4. Der Liebsten am nächsten 111
5. Perspective 112
5. Perspektive 112
Accepted 112
Angenommen 112
II. THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE 116
II. DER LAUF DER WAHREN LIEBE 116
Preludes:
Vorspiele:
1. The Changed Allegiance 116
1. Die gewandelte Treue 116
2. Beauty 120
2. Schönheit 120
3. Lais and Lucretia 120
3. Lais und Lucretia 120
The Course of True Love 121
Der Lauf der wahren Liebe 121
III. THE COUNTRY BALL 126
III. DER LANDBALL 126
Preludes:
Vorspiele:
1. Love Ceremonious 126
1. Die förmliche Liebe 126
2. The Rainbow 127
2. Der Regenbogen 127
3. A Paradox 127
3. Ein Paradox 127
The County Ball 128
Der Landball 128
IV. LOVE IN IDLENESS 132
IV. LIEBE IN DER MÜSSIGKEIT 132
Preludes:
Vorspiele:
1. Honour and Desert 132
1. Ehre und Verdienst 132
2. Love and Honour 133
2. Liebe und Ehre 133
3. Valour Misdirected 134
3. Fehlgeleiteter Mut 134
Love in Idleness 134
Liebe in der Müssigkeit 134
V. THE QUEEN'S ROOM 139
V. DAS ZIMMER DER KÖNIGIN 139
Preludes:
Vorspiele:
1. Rejected 139
1. Zurückgewiesen 139
2. Rachel 140
2. Rahel 140
3. The Heart's Prophecies 141
3. Die Prophezeiungen des Herzens 141
The Queen's Room 141
Das Zimmer der Königin 141
VI. THE LOVE-LETTERS 145
VI. DIE LIEBESBRIEFE 145
Preludes:
Vorspiele:
1. Love's Perversity 145
1. Die Verkehrtheit der Liebe 145
2. The Power of Love 147
2. Die Macht der Liebe 147
The Love-Letters 148
Die Liebesbriefe 148
VII. THE REVULSION 152
VII. DER UMSCHWUNG 152
Preludes:
Vorspiele:
1. Joy and Use 152
1. Freude und Nutzen 152
2. 'She was Mine' 153
2. „Sie gehörte mir" 153
The Revulsion 153
Der Umschwung 153
VIII. THE KOH-I-NOOR 158
VIII. DER KOH-I-NOOR 158
Preludes:
Vorspiele:
1. In Love 158
1. Verliebt 158
2. Love Thinking 160
2. Liebesgedanken 160
3. The Kiss 161
3. Der Kuss 161
The Koh-i-noor 161
Der Koh-i-noor 161
IX. THE FRIENDS 165
IX. DIE FREUNDE 165
Preludes:
Vorspiele:
1. The Nursling of Civility 165
1. Das Kind der Gesittung 165
2. The Foreign Land 166
2. Das fremde Land 166
3. Disappointment 166
3. Enttäuschung 166
The Friends 167
Die Freunde 167
X. THE EPITAPH 170
X. DIE GRABINSCHRIFT 170
Preludes:
Vorspiele:
1. Frost in Harvest 170
1. Frost zur Ernte 170
2. Felicity 171
2. Glückseligkeit 171
3. Marriage Indissoluble 172
3. Die unauflösliche Ehe 172
The Epitaph 172
Die Grabinschrift 172
XI. THE WEDDING 176
XI. DIE HOCHZEIT 176
Preludes:
Vorspiele:
1. Platonic Love 176
1. Platonische Liebe 176
2. A Demonstration 177
2. Ein Beweis 177
3. The Symbol 178
3. Das Symbol 178
4.
4.
Vocabulary
- Der
- Masculine definite article meaning 'the' in German
- Bauer
- Farmer or peasant; also a pawn in chess
- Die
- Feminine or plural definite article meaning 'the'
- Abdankung
- Abdication or resignation from a position of power
- BUCH
- Book; a written or printed literary work
- PROLOG
- Prologue; introductory section of a literary work
- ANGENOMMEN
- Assumed or supposed; also past participle of 'annehmen'
- Vorspiele
- Preludes or opening acts before the main performance
- Hohelied
- Song of Songs; biblical poem celebrating love
- Drachen
- Dragons or kites; mythical fire-breathing creatures
- Liebsten
- Dearest or most beloved person; superlative of 'lieb'
- nächsten
- Nearest or next; superlative form of 'nah'
- Perspektive
- Perspective; a particular point of view or outlook
- Angenommen
- Assumed or accepted; used to introduce a hypothesis
- LAUF
- Course or run; the flow or progression of something
- WAHREN
- True or genuine; to preserve or uphold something
- LIEBE
- Love; deep affection or romantic feeling
- gewandelte
- Transformed or changed; past participle of 'wandeln'
- Treue
- Loyalty or faithfulness in a relationship or duty
- Schönheit
- Beauty; the quality of being attractive or pleasing
- Lauf
- Course or run; the progression or flow of events
- wahren
- To preserve or protect; also plural of 'wahr' (true)
- förmliche
- Formal or ceremonious; adhering strictly to conventions
- Regenbogen
- Rainbow; arc of colors formed by light refraction
- Paradox
- Paradox; a seemingly contradictory yet possibly true statement
- MÜSSIGKEIT
- Idleness or leisure; state of being without occupation
- Ehre
- Honor; high respect or esteem for someone's character
- Verdienst
- Merit or earnings; deserved reward for one's efforts
- Fehlgeleiteter
- Misguided; led in the wrong direction or misled
- Mut
- Courage; the ability to face danger or difficulty
- Müssigkeit
- Idleness; the state of being unoccupied or inactive
- ZIMMER
- Room; an enclosed space within a building
- KÖNIGIN
- Queen; female monarch or king's wife
- Zurückgewiesen
- Rejected or turned away; past participle of 'zurückweisen'
- Prophezeiungen
- Prophecies; predictions or revelations about future events
- Herzens
- Of the heart; genitive form referring to emotional core
- Zimmer
- Room; an enclosed area inside a building
- Königin
- Queen; a female ruler or a king's consort
- LIEBESBRIEFE
- Love letters; written expressions of romantic affection
- Macht
- Power or might; the ability to influence or control
- Liebesbriefe
- Love letters; romantic written correspondence between lovers
- UMSCHWUNG
- Reversal or turnaround; a sudden dramatic change
- Freude
- Joy; a feeling of great happiness or delight
- Nutzen
- Benefit or use; practical value derived from something
- gehörte
- Belonged; past tense of 'gehören,' to belong to
- Umschwung
- Turnaround; a sudden reversal or dramatic change
- Verliebt
- In love; experiencing romantic feelings for someone
- Liebesgedanken
- Thoughts of love; romantic musings or reflections
- Kuss
- Kiss; a touch with the lips as a sign of affection
- FREUNDE
- Friends; people with whom one has mutual affection
- Kind
- Child; a young human being or offspring
- fremde
- Foreign or strange; unfamiliar or from another place
- Land
- Country or land; a nation or geographical territory
- Enttäuschung
- Disappointment; the feeling of unmet expectations
- Freunde
- Friends; people with whom one shares mutual affection
- GRABINSCHRIFT
- Epitaph; inscription on a gravestone or tomb
- Frost
- Frost; freezing temperature causing ice formation
- Ernte
- Harvest; the gathering of mature crops from fields
- Glückseligkeit
- Bliss or beatitude; a state of perfect happiness
- unauflösliche
- Indissoluble; incapable of being dissolved or broken apart
- Ehe
- Marriage; the legal union between two partners
- Grabinschrift
- Epitaph; an inscription written on a gravestone
- HOCHZEIT
- Wedding; a ceremony celebrating marriage between partners
- Platonische
- Platonic; relating to non-romantic or purely spiritual love
- Beweis
- Proof or evidence; a demonstration of truth
- Symbol
- Symbol; an object or sign representing something else
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