stevenmagnolia
06-11-2007, 05:05 PM
I can not find anywhere that has this book for sale, and I need to read it by tomorrow at 12. If anyone knows where I can find a site for review or a site that has the text I would love that, or even better if someone could answer the following questions from the book.
What war is in the background and sometimes foreground of Simplicissimus?
How did the author Grimmelshausen know about this war?
What country is the setting for Simplicissimus?
What language was Simplicissimus originally written in?
How does Simplicius get his name?
What genre is Simplicissimus?
What is a ‘picaro’?
Who is the picaro of Simplicissimus?
Who teaches Simplicius to read?
Who turns Simplicius into a professional jester?
What happens to Simplicius in the ‘school for fools’?
Who knows Simplicius’ secret that he is not genuinely crazy?
What is the subject of Simplicius’ extended dream in Book 1?
What instrument does Simplicius learn to play in Hanau?
How does Simplicius get transported to a witches’ Sabbath?
What happens at the witches’ Sabbath?
What does Simplicius do to become known as ‘the Huntsman’?
Who is ‘Jupiter’?
What are some of Jupiter’s ideas and beliefs?
How does the character Jupiter relate to the conventions of epic poetry?
What kinds of skills does Simplicius master in Book 3?
How does Simplicius win friends in Book 3?
How does Simplicius’s appearance change in Book 3?
How does Simplicius save his own life when the general he serves under arrests him for dueling?
What does Simplicius find in the haunted, ruined castle which he explores?
How many masters has Simplicius served by the end of Book 3?
Who are they?
How does Simplicius end up getting married?
What war is in the background and sometimes foreground of Simplicissimus?
How did the author Grimmelshausen know about this war?
What country is the setting for Simplicissimus?
What language was Simplicissimus originally written in?
How does Simplicius get his name?
What genre is Simplicissimus?
What is a ‘picaro’?
Who is the picaro of Simplicissimus?
Who teaches Simplicius to read?
Who turns Simplicius into a professional jester?
What happens to Simplicius in the ‘school for fools’?
Who knows Simplicius’ secret that he is not genuinely crazy?
What is the subject of Simplicius’ extended dream in Book 1?
What instrument does Simplicius learn to play in Hanau?
How does Simplicius get transported to a witches’ Sabbath?
What happens at the witches’ Sabbath?
What does Simplicius do to become known as ‘the Huntsman’?
Who is ‘Jupiter’?
What are some of Jupiter’s ideas and beliefs?
How does the character Jupiter relate to the conventions of epic poetry?
What kinds of skills does Simplicius master in Book 3?
How does Simplicius win friends in Book 3?
How does Simplicius’s appearance change in Book 3?
How does Simplicius save his own life when the general he serves under arrests him for dueling?
What does Simplicius find in the haunted, ruined castle which he explores?
How many masters has Simplicius served by the end of Book 3?
Who are they?
How does Simplicius end up getting married?