The Wallenstein Figure in German Literature and Historiography 1790-1920

The Wallenstein Figure in German Literature and Historiography 1790-1920 PDF Author: Steffan Davies
Publisher: MHRA
ISBN: 1906540284
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 266

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Book Description
Albrecht von Wallenstein (1583-1634), one of the most famous and controversial personalities of the Thirty Years War, gained heightened prominence in the nineteenth century through Schiller's monumental drama Wallenstein (1798-99). This study tests Schiller's impact on historians as well as on later literary texts.