Rikottu ruukku : Huvinäytelmä

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Rikottu ruukku : Huvinäytelmä

by Heinrich von Kleist

FI·~1 hours·1 chapter

Chapters

1 total

Rikottu ruukku : Huvinäytelmä

1:32:22

Description

A lively courtroom comedy bursts onto the stage in a tiny Dutch village near Utrecht, where the local magistrate Aadam, a bewildered clerk named Licht, and a handful of colorful townspeople scramble through absurd legal jargon and slapstick misunderstandings. The dialogue crackles with witty wordplay as Aadam mulls over a mysterious foot injury, while the villagers swap bewildering metaphors about stone‑laden paths and slippery floors. Even the simple act of waiting for a judge becomes a spectacle, as the characters bumble through riddles and theatrical flourishes that highlight both their humanity and their farcical pretensions.

The tension builds when word spreads that Justice Counselor Walter, a stern official from Utrecht, is on his way to oversee a crucial inspection. The community’s nervous anticipation turns into a chorus of conspiratorial whispers, each resident fearing the inevitable march of bureaucratic authority. Listeners will be drawn into the escalating comedy of errors, eagerly awaiting the moment the enigmatic Walter finally steps through the door, setting the stage for a showdown between local eccentricities and formal justice.

Details

Language

fi

Duration

~1 hours (88K characters)

Release date

Jul 2, 2026

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Heinrich von Kleist

Heinrich von Kleist

1777–1811

A fiercely original voice of German Romanticism, Heinrich von Kleist created dramas and stories filled with psychological tension, sudden reversals, and moral uncertainty. His best-known works include The Broken Jug, Michael Kohlhaas, The Marquise of O., and The Prince of Homburg.

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