Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes

Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes

by Stefan Zweig
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 27/03/2025

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Jeremiah: A Drama in Nine Scenes is a play by Stefan Zweig, which explores the life and struggles of the biblical prophet Jeremiah. Set against the backdrop of ancient Israel, the drama focuses on Jeremiah’s unwavering commitment to his prophetic mission in the face of persecution, disbelief, and personal suffering. The play delves deeply into the psychological and emotional turmoil of Jeremiah as he grapples with the profound isolation that comes with being a true messenger of God. His message of doom for the people of Judah, whom he condemns for their sinfulness, alienates him from his community and from his own family.The play's structure, divided into nine scenes, portrays key moments in Jeremiah’s life, from his call to prophecy to his eventual exile. Zweig presents the prophet as a deeply human figure, burdened by the knowledge of impending destruction yet struggling with his own doubts and fears. Throughout the drama, Jeremiah’s internal conflict is contrasted with the society around him, which is blind to the dangers ahead, showing the tragic tension between truth and acceptance.

ISBN:
9789370866973
9789370866973
Category:
Plays
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
27-03-2025
Language:
English
Publisher:
Zinc Read
Stefan Zweig

Stefan Zweig was born in 1881 in Vienna, a member of a wealthy Austrian-Jewish family. He studied in Berlin and Vienna and was first known as a translator and later as a biographer.

Zweig travelled widely, living in Salzburg between the wars, and enjoying literary fame. His stories and novellas were collected in 1934. In the same year, with the rise of Nazism, he briefly moved to London, taking British citizenship.

After a short period in New York, he settled in Brazil where in 1942 he and his wife were found dead in bed in an apparent double suicide.

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