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The Prince of Homburg
Heinrich von Kleist
Prince Friedrich of Homburg
by Heinrich von Kleist, Diane Peters, Frederick Peters
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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Publisher Samuel French
Prince Friedrich of Homburg is a play written by Heinrich von Kleist and published by Samuel French .
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