by Heinrich von Kleist · Reclam Philipp Jun. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783150001783
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«Prinz Friedrich von Homburg» is the play by Heinrich von Kleist, published by Reclam Philipp Jun. in paperback (96 pages, in German).
After an exhausting campaign, the Prince of Homburg wanders sleepwalking and puts on a laurel wreath. The Great Elector plays along, and the scene ends with the prince declaring his love to Princess Natalie and taking one of her gloves. The play opposes military duty to individual conscience.
Originally published in 1821, it belongs to the Reclams Universal-Bibliothek (no. 178) and includes an epilogue by Ernst von Reusner.
Aimed at school reading and the study of German literature, as well as those interested in classical theatre.
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Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist was a German poet, dramatist, novelist, short story writer and journalist. His best known works are the theatre plays The Prince of Homburg, Das Käthchen von Heilbronn, The Broken Jug, Amphitryon and Penthesilea, and the novellas Michael Kohlhaas and The Marquise of O. Kleist ended his life in a suicide pact by shooting himself together with a close female friend who was terminally ill.
