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The Ascension of Little Hannele (German: Hanneles Himmelfahrt) also known simply as Hannele is an 1893 play by the German playwright Gerhart Hauptmann. In contrast to Hauptmann’s naturalistic dramas The Assumption of Hannele adopts a more symbolist dramaturgy and includes a dream sequence. The play is the first in recorded world literature to utilize a child as its heroine. It was first published in 1894. Hauptmann was awarded the Grillparzer Prize in 1896 for the play.