The Broken Pitcher
A Comedy in One Act
By Heinrich von Kleist
84 pp., 6 x 9
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Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8078-8031-9
Published: May 2020
University of North Carolina Studies in Germanic Languages and Literature
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An imperishable gem of German literature, Kleist's The Broken Pitcher is pure comedy. The author's handling of the theme--the judge as culprit--shows supreme mastery. This translation by Bayard Q. Morgan, originally published in 1961, is faithful in form.