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The Maid of Orleans; A Tragedy

By Friedrich Schiller

2020-04-08 22:25:06

The Maid of Orleans (German: Die Jungfrau von Orleans) is a tragedy by Friedrich Schiller, premiered on 11 September 1801 in Leipzig. During his lifetime, it was one of Schiller's most frequently performed pieces. The play loosely follows the life o ... Read more
The Maid of Orleans (German: Die Jungfrau von Orleans) is a tragedy by Friedrich Schiller, premiered on 11 September 1801 in Leipzig. During his lifetime, it was one of Schiller's most frequently performed pieces. The play loosely follows the life of Joan of Arc. It contains a prologue introducing the important characters, followed by five acts. Each dramatizes a significant event in Joan's life.  Less

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File size473.563 KB
Print pages188
PublisherPublic Domain Books
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781419171291
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (November 10, 1759 – May 9, 1805) was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and dramatist. During the last few years of his life (1788–1805), Schiller stru...

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