Das Erdbeben in Chili von Heinrich von Kleist: Lektüreschlüssel mit Inhaltsangabe, Interpretation

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The Earthquake in Chile, published in 1807 under the title Jeronimo and Josephe. A Scene from the Earthquake in Chile, from the year 1647, is the first printed narrative by Heinrich von Kleist. A terrible natural disaster, intertwined with the fate of Jeronimo Rugera and Donna Josephe, leads to their rescue from prison; however, the story ends in a horrific human catastrophe.