The Prince of Homburg
by Heinrich von Kleist, Bernard Sahlins
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17th Century
Synopsis
Prince Friedrich, victorious over the Swedes in 1675, receives not laurels but the death sentence for disobeying orders.
Consequently, his mood swings from abject terror to high minded exultation as he first challenges, then accepts the rule of law and subservience to the state.
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The Prince of Homburg is a play written by Heinrich von Kleist and published by Samuel French (1990).
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Samuel French · 1990 · 99 pp
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