Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 170 Schiller, Friedrich 1759 1805 Schiller, Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, Friedrich von Schiller, Friedrick Coleridge, Samuel Taylor 1772 1834 Coleridge, S. T. (Samuel Taylor) The Death of Wallenstein Reading ease score: 84.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Tapio Riikonen and David Widger "The Death of Wallenstein" by Friedrich Schiller is a historical drama written in the early 19th century. The play revolves around the figure of Albrecht von Wallenstein, a powerful general in the Thirty Years' War whose ambition leads him to contemplate treason against the Holy Roman Emperor. As Wallenstein navigates the treacherous political landscape, tensions rise not only with the imperial court but also within his troops, creating a gripping atmosphere of betrayal and moral conflict. At the start of the play, we meet Wallenstein as he engages in astrological practices, reflecting on the alignment of celestial bodies and their implications for his ambitious plans. The opening scenes introduce key characters, including Count Terzky and Field-Marshal Illo, who bring urgent news of treachery when a crucial ally, Sesina, has been captured by the Emperor's agents. This news sparks intense discussions about Wallenstein's loyalty and his precarious position as he grapples with the reality that the army might abandon him. The plot thickens with Wallenstein contemplating a shift in allegiance to the Swedish forces as he struggles with his inner turmoil and the danger of being labeled a traitor. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von, Herzog von Friedland, 1583-1634 -- Drama PT Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 285876 283389 2024-10-03T10:40:07.705109 2023-10-03T09:29:30.352425 text/html text/html 278707 2020-12-30T00:44:49 text/html; charset=us-ascii 399381 2020-12-30T00:44:49 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 474736 2024-10-03T10:40:17.846013 application/epub+zip 484117 2024-10-03T10:40:09.810073 application/epub+zip 180165 2024-10-03T10:40:08.521107 application/epub+zip 655802 2024-10-03T10:40:21.208075 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 658226 2024-10-03T10:40:16.936057 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 308296 2022-09-03T13:28:42.743027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248915 248889 2024-10-03T10:40:07.017078 2023-10-03T09:29:29.888410 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 248682 2020-12-30T00:44:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 95250 2020-12-30T00:44:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20709 2024-10-03T10:40:21.347007 application/rdf+xml 13015 2024-10-03T10:40:09.081215 image/jpeg 3539 2024-10-03T10:40:08.798081 image/jpeg 466213 2024-10-03T10:40:07.742083 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia