Penthesilea: A Tragic Drama by Heinrich von Kleist

Penthesilea: A Tragic Drama

Heinrich von Kleist with Maurice Sendak, Joel Agee

nonfiction history informative slow-paced

224 pages | first published 1808

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An army of Amazons sets out to conquer Greek heroes for the purpose of stocking their women's state with new female offspring. They blast into the midst of the Trojan War, confusing Greeks and Trojans alike and for a moment forcing those enemies i...
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Moods

challenging 100%
dark 50%
emotional 37%
sad 25%
adventurous 12%
informative 12%
mysterious 12%
tense 12%

Pace

fast 42%
slow 28%
medium 28%

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3.33

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