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The Prince of Homburg

Full-Length Play, Drama

Bernard Sahlins, Heinrich von Kleist

Translated by Bernard Sahlins

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. …

The Prince of Homburg

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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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Bernard Sahlins

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Heinrich von Kleist

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