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"Undine" is a 1811 fairy-tale novella by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué. The story centres around a water spirit called Undine who, in order to obtain a soul, marries the knight Huldebrand. It is an example of early German romance that has been translated into a variety of languages and adapted for the stage and screen numerous times. Being Fouqué's most famous work, "Undine" was extremely popular during the nineteenth century and is not to be missed...
2) Undine
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The "beautiful" classic fairytale of the ill-fated love between a mermaid and a knight (George MacDonald).
This universally loved fairytale, written by German novelist and playwright Friedrich La Motte-Fouqué, has been adapted into operas, songs, ballets, and films, since its original publication in the early 1800s. Undine is the exquisite tale of the all-too-human emotions that drive, and ultimately threaten, magical love.
When a knight,...