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Wilhelm Tell

Friedrich Schiller · Theodore, Sir Martin

FormatEbook
Published2001
Words32,475
LanguageEnglish
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Wilhelm Tell is Friedrich Schiller's 1804 verse drama about the legendary Swiss marksman and the peasants' uprising against Habsburg rule in medieval Switzerland. This edition, translated by Sir Theodore Martin, suits readers of German literature and those interested in Swiss history and independence movements.
Friedrich Schiller

Friedrich Schiller

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian. Schiller is considered to be one of Germany's most important classical playwrights. He was one of the most important figures of the Sturm and Drang movement.

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