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Excerpt from Die Ahnfrau IN presenting their edition of Die Afinfrau to the school public, the editors wish to point out that this first and justly famous work of Grillparzer has never before been 'edited for English-speaking pupils, although recommended in the Report of the Com mittee of Twelve of the Modern Language Association of America It is thought that this play will he found interesting to pupils in the third high school or second college year because of the dramatic intensity of the action and the rapidity with which the play hastens along; while the simple sentence structure and the inherent poetic value of the language will charm the student without confusing him. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.