Hanneles Himmelfahrt

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Hanneles Himmelfahrt is a symbolist drama by Gerhart Hauptmann that portrays the visionary, dreamlike ascent to heaven of an abused young girl.

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instanceOf play
stage work
symbolist drama
author Gerhart Hauptmann NERFINISHED
authorNationality German
centralTheme ascent to heaven
religious vision
suffering and redemption
countryOfOrigin Germany
dramaticMode expression of inner visions
mixture of realism and fantasy
genre Symbolism
drama
hasAuthor Gerhart Hauptmann NERFINISHED
hasCharacterType angels
heavenly figures
villagers
hasDramaticStructure two-act play
hasEnglishTitle Hannele’s Ascension NERFINISHED
The Assumption of Hannele NERFINISHED
hasInfluenceOn 20th-century religious drama
German symbolist theatre
hasTitleInOriginalLanguage Hanneles Himmelfahrt NERFINISHED
literaryForm verse and prose drama
literaryPeriod fin de siècle NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Hannele NERFINISHED
movement Naturalism NERFINISHED
Symbolism
narrativeForm dreamlike
visionary
originalLanguage German
period late 19th century
protagonistDescription abused young girl
setting poor rural environment
subjectMatter child abuse
poverty
religious experience
theme escape from suffering through death
innocence and martyrdom
religious consolation
social criticism
tone mystical
tragic
visionary

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Gerhart Hauptmann notableWork Hanneles Himmelfahrt