The Prince of Homburg

by Heinrich von Kleist

Overview

Von Kleist’s last work and his masterpiece is an historical tragedy in which a prince’s love for a woman confounds his orders of battle.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780929587448
Publisher:	Dee, Ivan R. Publisher
Publication date:	10/01/1990
Series:	Plays for Performance Series
Pages:	101
Product dimensions:	5.58(w) x 8.54(h) x 0.33(d)

About the Author

The Plays for Performance series is edited by Nicholas Rudall, former artistic director of the Court Theatre at the University of Chicago where he is professor of classics, and Bernard Sahlins, founder and director of the Second City. They both live in Chicago, Illinois.

Editorial Reviews

Bartlett tackles tricky classics with intelligence and bravura” —Independent on Sunday

“The play is beautifully structured yet resolutely abstract” —The Observer

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