Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte. Textausgabe mit Kommentar und Materialien

With additional mandatory texts for the Abitur! Reading and text analysis made easy: The "Reclam XL – Text and Context" series meets all requirements for school reading and the needs of German lessons: The format is larger than the classic yellow editions of the Universal Library, providing ample space for notes in the margins. Difficult words are explained at the bottom of each page, with more detailed word and subject explanations in the appendix. Supplementary materials in the appendix facilitate the understanding of the work and provide prompts for classroom discussions: regarding sources and content, the author's biography, the historical period, and reception history. Chamisso's "fantastic novella" (Thomas Mann) created in 1814 tells the story of Peter Schlemihl, who sells his shadow for an inexhaustible sack of gold, and as a result, instead of becoming happy, is excluded from human society and has since wandered the world restlessly with seven-league boots to explore nature. The volumes of Reclam XL are textually identical in page and line to the yellow editions of the Universal Library. Therefore, UB and XL editions can not only be used side by side in class – all reading keys, explanatory volumes, and interpretations fit them as well.