Wallenstein
Wallenstein

Author: G. Mortimer

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2010-07-16

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 0230282105

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Albrecht Wallenstein was a legendary military commander and generalissimo of the Habsburg forces, yet was eventually assassinated on the orders of Emperor Ferdinand II. This accessible modern biography of Wallenstein for the English-speaking reader dispels the many historical myths surrounding this central character of the Thirty Years War.

Wallenstein's Camp
Wallenstein's Camp

Author: Friedrich Schiller

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-08-15

Total Pages: 69

ISBN-13:

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Wallenstein's Camp" (A Play) by Friedrich Schiller. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

The Wallenstein Figure in German Literature and Historiography 1790-1920
The Wallenstein Figure in German Literature and Historiography 1790-1920

Author: Steffan Davies

Publisher: MHRA

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 1906540284

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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.

The Arriviste
The Arriviste

Author: James Wallenstein

Publisher: Milkweed Editions

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1571310843

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Neil Fox has made a fortune off the "head we win/tails you lose" venture capital deals negotiated by his brother, costing him almost everything but money. His ex-wife and daughter spurn him, and he lost his young son years ago. He now lives a carefully plotted life, working as a lawyer at a small investment-banking firm and spending nights at home with a drink. When the affable Bud Younger moves in next door--on a parcel that Neil had sold off--Neil takes an almost instant dislike to him. Bud is nearly everything Neil is not--a gregarious, energetic striver loved by his intact family. When Bud asks Neil to fund a new business venture, he reluctantly accepts, setting in motion events that hurtle to a startling and haunting conclusion. The Arriviste delves into the psyche of avarice and envy, presenting a portrait of a man both ordinary and monstrous.