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.

Schiller's Wallenstein, Maria Stuart, and Die Jungfrau Von Orleans
Schiller's Wallenstein, Maria Stuart, and Die Jungfrau Von Orleans

Author: Kathy Jo Saranpa

Publisher: Camden House

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9781571131553

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Katherine Saranpa provides an overview of Schiller reception in the context of radical shifts in historical thought. The juxtaposition of three strands, which Saranpa covers, will interest scholars of German literature.