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Der Wildtöter: Abenteuerroman
Der Wildtöter, 1841 erschienen und in der inneren Chronologie der Lederstrumpf-Erzählungen am Anfang stehend, schildert die Bewährungsprobe des jungen Natty Bumppo am Glimmerglass-See. Zwischen Belagerung, Gefangenschaft, Freundschaft mit Chingachgook und der Begegnung mit Judith und Hetty Hutter entfaltet Cooper einen Abenteuerroman, der Handlungsspannung mit moralphilosophischer Reflexion verbindet. Sein Stil mischt romantische Naturbeschreibung, dialogische Ethik und kolonialhistorische Konfliktzeichnung; literarisch steht das Werk an der Schwelle zwischen europäischer Romantradition und eigenständiger amerikanischer Frontier-Literatur. James Fenimore Cooper, 1789 geboren und mit den sozialen Gegensätzen der jungen Vereinigten Staaten vertraut, kannte sowohl die Ideale der Republik als auch die Ambivalenzen ihrer Expansion. Seine Erfahrungen als Seemann, Gutsbesitzersohn und politischer Beobachter schärften seinen Blick für Ordnung, Eigentum, Gewalt und kulturelle Grenzräume. Der Wildtöter wirkt daher nicht bloß als Jagd- und Indianererzählung, sondern als erzählerische Untersuchung von Zivilisation, Naturrecht und persönlicher Integrität. Empfohlen sei dieses Buch allen Lesern, die den klassischen Abenteuerroman in seiner anspruchsvolleren Form suchen. Cooper bietet keine einfache Heldensage, sondern ein vielschichtiges Gründungsmythos-Narrativ, dessen Fragen nach Loyalität, Vorurteil und moralischer Standhaftigkeit bis heute produktiv lesbar bleiben.
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Son Mohikan
Kuzey Amerikada Ingilizler ve Fransizlar arasindaki kanli savas, bölgede yasayan yüzlerce Kizilderili kabilesini etkilemis, onlari yerlerinden yurtlarindan etmisti. Kizilderililerin bir kismi Ingilizlerin, bir kismi ise Fransizlarin düsmaniydi.Bir Huron savascisi olan Magua ise Ingilizlerin bas düsmaniydi, özellikle de Fort William Henrynin komutani General Munronun. Tek amaci vardi General Munrodan intikam almak. Ve intikamini almak icin Munronun iki kizini kacirmayi aklina koymustu ama onun bu intikam planini bozan Hawk-eye ve kabilelerinden geriye kalan Mohikan bir baba ve ogul yüzünden Maguanin artik yeni düsmanlari vardi. Ilk firsatta onlari öldürmek icin kanli bir oyun baslatti.
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The Last of the Mohicans
HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Death and honour are thought to be the same, but today I have learned that sometimes they are not.' Set in frontier America in the midst of the French-Indian war, as the French are attempting to overthrow an English fort, Cooper's story follows Alice and Cora Munro, pioneer sisters who are trying to find their way back to their father, an English commander. Guided by an army major and Magua, an Indian from the Huron tribe, they soon meet Hawk-eye, a frontier scout and his Mohican Indian companions Chingachgook and Uncas. Magua is not all that he seems and the sisters are kidnapped. In The Last of the Mohicans, Cooper sets Indian tribe against Indian tribe and lays bare the brutality of the white man against the Mohicans.
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The Last of the Mohicans
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Der Wildtöter
Die Geschichte des Wildtöters und seines Mohikaner-Freundes Chingachcook , der fünfte Band des sogenannten Lederstrumpf-Zyklus, gehört zu den absoluten Klassikern der Abenteuerliteratur. Dies ist die gekürzte Jugendbuch-Ausgabe.
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The Last of the Mohicans
James Fenimore Cooper’s classic American story of life on the frontier during the French and Indian War. The Last of the Mohicans, one of the world’s great adventure stories, dramatizes how the birth of American culture was intertwined with that of Native Americans. In 1757, as the English and the French war over American territory, the frontier scout Hawkeye—Natty Bumppo—risks his life to escort two sisters through hostile Huron country. Hawkeye enlists the aid of his Mohican friends Chingachgook and Uncas, and together they battle deception, brutality, and death in a thrilling story of loyalty, moral courage, and love. With an Introduction by Richard Hutson and a New Afterword by Hugh C. MacDougall
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Lederstrumpf 2
Ein Klassiker der Weltliteratur in gekürzter Fassung für Mädchen und Jungen ab 12 Jahren Amerika im 18. Jahrhundert: Als der junge Offizier Heyward die beiden Töchter des Kommandanten ins Fort bringen soll, wird er von dem Waldläufer Natty Bumppo und dessen Freund Chingachgook vor einem Hinterhalt gewarnt. So gelangen sie sicher zum Fort, doch dann werden die Mädchen von Huronen entführt. Die "Lederstrumpf"-Romane gelten als die ersten historischen Romane der amerikanischen Literatur.
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The Last of the Mohicans
The most popular and memorable of the "Leatherstocking Tales": set in the rugged wilderness of upper New York State during the brutal French and Indian War, it tells the story of the Munro sisters, daughters of a commander in the British army.THIS ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: A concise introduction that gives the reader important background information A chronology of the author's life and work A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context An outline of key themes and plot points to guide the reader's own interpretations Detailed explanatory notes Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience
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The Last of the Mohicans
The wild rush of action in this classic frontier adventure story has made The Last of the Mohicans the most popular of James Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales. Deep in the forests of upper New York State, the brave woodsman Hawkeye (Natty Bumppo) and his loyal Mohican friends Chingachgook and Uncas become embroiled in the bloody battles of the French and Indian War. The abduction of the beautiful Munro sisters by hostile savages, the treachery of the renegade brave Magua, the ambush of innocent settlers, and the thrilling events that lead to the final tragic confrontation between rival war parties create an unforgettable, spine-tingling picture of life on the frontier. And as the idyllic wilderness gives way to the forces of civilization, the novel presents a moving portrayal of a vanishing race and the end of its way of life in the great American forests.
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The Deerslayer
The deadly crack of a long rifle and the piercing cries of Indians on the warpath shatter the serenity of beautiful Lake Glimmerglass. Danger has invaded the vast forests of upper New York State as Deerslayer and his loyal Mohican friend Chingachgook attempt the daring rescue of an Indian maiden imprisoned in a Huron camp. Soon they are caught in the cross fire between a cunning enemy and two white bounty hunters who mercilessly kill for profit.The last of the Leatherstocking Tales to be written, though first in the chronology of the hero’s life, The Deerslayer is James Fenimore Cooper’s masterpiece. A fine combination of romance, adventure, and morality, this classic novel of the frontier is an eloquent beginning for Cooper’s great wildernes saga—and an unforgettable introduction to the famous character who has been said to embody the conscience of America: the noble woodsman Deerslayer.
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The Last of the Mohicans
At the centre of the novel is the celebrated 'Massacre' of British troops and their families by Indian allies of the French at Fort William Henry in 1757. Around this historical event, Cooper built a romantic fiction of captivity, sexuality, and heroism, in which the destiny of the Mohican Chingachgook and his son Uncas is inseparable from the lives of Alice and Cora Munro and of Hawkeye the frontier scout.
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The Last of the Mohicans & The Spy
Two BBC Radio full-cast dramatisationsBBC Radio drama adaptations of two action-packed adventures by James Fenimore CooperA founding father of American literature, James Fenimore Cooper was one of America's first professional novelists, and a pioneer of both the Western and the historical romance. Included here are his 1826 masterpiece The Last of the Mohicans and his 1821 classic The Spy, widely considered the world's first espionage novel. The Last of the Mohicans - 1757, and Britain and France are struggling for control of the New World. Caught between them are the tribes of the First Nations... Hawkeye is an American scout who lives with the American Indians and fights for the British. When the daughters of a British army officer are captured by a vengeful Huron chief while travelling to join their father, Hawkeye and his Mohican friends set out on a rescue mission... This gripping dramatisation of James Fenimore Cooper's epic is narrated by Garrick Hagon, stars Michael Feast as Hawkeye and Helen McCrory as Cora. The Spy - New York State, 1778. Henry Wharton, a young soldier for the British in the American Revolutionary War, sneaks into no-man's land in disguise to spend an evening with his family. But their happy reunion is cut short when American troops surround the house. Can the mysterious peddler Harvey Birch provide Henry with a means of escape? Burn Gorman and Rose Leslie star in this thrilling tale of double agents and divided loyalties.First published 1821 (The Spy) and 1826 (The Last of the Mohicans)Production creditsWritten by James Fenimore CooperThe Last of the MohicansNarrator - Garrick HagonHawkeye - Michael FeastMajor Heyward - Philip FranksCora - Helen McCroryAlice - Naomi RadcliffeGeneral Munro - Russell DixonChingachgook - Okon JonesUncas - Clarence SmithMagua - Alfredo MichelsenGeneral Montcalm - John JardineDavid - Robert WhelanTamenund - Joe SpeareDramatised by David CalcuttProduced and directed by Michael FoxMusic: Trevor Allan DaviesFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 5-12 November 1995The SpyHarvey Birch - Burn GormanFrances - Rose LeslieHenry - Alex WaldmannMr Wharton - James LaileySarah - Francine ChamberlainMr Harper - Timothy WatsonCaesar - Richard PepplePeyton Dunwoodie - Simon BubbCaptain Lawton - Gerard McDermottColonel Wellmere/Skinner - Adam BillingtonIsabella Singleton - Victoria Inez HardyColonel Martin - Paul MoriartyDramatised by DJ BrittonDirected by Sasha YevtushenkoFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 22-29 January 2012© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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