by Friedrich Schiller · Reclam Philipp Jun. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783150000120
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«Wilhelm Tell» is the historical drama by Friedrich Schiller, published by Reclam Philipp Jun. in paperback (126 pages, in German).
Set in Switzerland around 1300, the drama follows the uprising of the original cantons against oppression. Wilhelm Tell, its protagonist, is an independent man who prefers to live on the margins, but ends up drawn into the struggle and becomes a symbol of freedom and a popular hero.
Premiered in 1804 in Weimar under the direction of Johann Wolfgang Goethe, it was Schiller's last dramatic work. It is part of Reclam's Universal-Bibliothek collection (no. 12).
A standard reading edition in schools, intended for German students and readers approaching classical German theatre.
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian. Schiller is considered to be one of Germany's most important classical playwrights. He was one of the most important figures of the Sturm und Drang movement.
