The Piccolomini: A Play: Play Guide and Free Edition

The Piccolomini: A Play is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Schiller, Friedrich (1759–1805). The listed translation credits are Coleridge, Samuel Taylor (1772–1834).

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"The Piccolomini: A Play" by Friedrich Schiller is a drama completed in 1799. As the second part of Schiller's Wallenstein trilogy, it plunges into the dangerous intrigues surrounding General Albrecht von Wallenstein during the Thirty Years' War. Secret negotiations with enemy forces, forged loyalty documents, and imperial spies create a web of treachery among military commanders. At the drama's heart lies a forbidden love between Max Piccolomini and Wallenstein's daughter Thekla, threatened by mounting political betrayal and conflicting allegiances that will determine the fate of an empire.

Book and edition facts

• Title: The Piccolomini: A Play
• Author credits: Schiller, Friedrich (1759–1805)
• Catalogue language: English
• Translator credits: Coleridge, Samuel Taylor (1772–1834)

Catalogue subjects

• Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648 -- Drama
• Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von, Herzog von Friedland, 1583-1634 -- Drama

Gutenberg collections

• Category: German Literature
• Category: Historical Novels
• Category: Plays/Films/Dramas

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