The Burgermeister s Daughter By Steven Ozment - 1488 Words

Steven Ozment. The Burgermeisters Daughter. New York: Harper Collins, 1996. Pp. 227. The Burgermeister’s Daughter, written by Steven Ozment, illustrates the scandalous life of a young woman in sixteenth century Germany. Anna Buschler, the burgermeister’s daughter, lived a troublesome life in the German city of Schwabisch Hall, where she spent the majority of her life, while still moving from town to town. While the book surrounds the life of Anna Buschler, it also gives insight to many other historical topics going on in the time of her life, which feed into the reasoning of how Anna was treated. While the book at the beginning shows the mishaps and discourages Anna’s wrongdoings, we later find out many topics of discussion which led her†¦show more content†¦Because her father had such a high standing and proud nature within the city, Anna’s romances with the two men were sought to be terminated by both her father as well as these other councilmen. Anna was also accused of stealing from her father, taking money, wine, and sold ot her possessions of his for a sum of money in order to buy things for herself, and keep her rendezvous with her lovers a secret. â€Å"And her father and brother were the ones who discovered, confiscated, and preserved the extremely rare cache of her love letters† (3). This was ultimately the fall of Anna’s character, as her father then attacked her, banished her from his home, and took away her inheritance, which would start the legal battle with her father and other family members for many years to come (2). Anna would take this court case to her grave as it would never be settled, and she would go through many misfortunes while trying to gain the legal right to her inheritance. From birth till around the time her mother died, Anna Buschler lived a normal life as the daughter of a wealthy bourgeoisie class member. Through the research of Anna’s life, Ozment was able to tell of how previous to her engagements with her father, she lived a routine life, sent to le arn how to run a household in which would be suitable for her future husbandShow MoreRelatedThe Burgermeister s Daughter By Steven Ozment1817 Words   |  8 PagesThe Burgermeister’s Daughter by Steven Ozment delivers a captivating and thorough discussion of one woman’s struggle in contradiction of the social prejudices and justice system of her hometown in sixteenth-century Germany. While the life and times of Anna Buschler, (the Burgermeister’s daughter) is a central theme in the work, Ozment discusses many other contextual elements of German society which provide the framework through which Anna’s struggles are to be perceived. Ozment’s intent in writing