Heinrich von Kleist: Three Plays: Broken Pitcher; Ordeal by Fire; Prince Friedrich Von Hamburg

by Heinrich von Kleist and Noel Clark

Book Overview

Includes the plays Prince Friedrich von Homburg, The Broken Pitcher and Ordeal by Fire

Heinrich von Kleist committed suicide in 1811. His masterpiece, Prince Friedrich von Homburg, is set in the world of Prussian militarism. The young cavalry general of the title achieves swift victory in the field, only to be sentenced to death for rash disobedience. In the comedy, The Broken Pitcher, a visiting judge comes to inspect a small village and finds...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1840021233
• ISBN13: 9781840021233
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.3"