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Heinrich von Kleist: Three Plays: Broken Pitcher; Ordeal by Fire; Prince Friedrich Von Hamburg

Heinrich Von Kleist

Includes the plays Prince Friedrich von Homburg, The Broken Pitcher and Ordeal by Fire

Heinrich von Kleist committed suicide in 1811. His masterpiece, Prince Friedrich von Homburg, is set in the world of Prussian militarism. The young cavalry general of the title achieves swift victory in the field, only to be sentenced to death for rash disobedience. In the comedy, The Broken Pitcher, a visiting judge comes to inspect a small village and finds it rife with corruption. Ordeal by Fire is a beguiling piece about the mysterious love of an armour-repairer's daughter for a young travelling knight.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publish Date: Sep 1st, 2000
  • Pages: 264
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.28in - 5.18in - 0.62in - 0.75lb
  • EAN: 9781840021233
  • Categories: European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

About the Author

Clark, Noel: - "Noel Clark was born in London and studied at Queen's College, Oxford. He has worked for the BBC as a foreign correspondent and then as a freelance literary translator - mostly of classic plays in verse - from Polish, French, Dutch and German. His translations include the works of Fredro, Wyspianski, Vondel, Kleist, Lessing, Corneille, Moliere, and many others.

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