Author : Friedrich Schiller
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (57 download)
Book Synopsis Wallenstein's Camp by : Friedrich Schiller
Download or read book Wallenstein's Camp written by Friedrich Schiller and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-25 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Wallenstein's Camp: A Play" by Friedrich Schiller reflects popular opinion, particularly that of the soldiers in Wallenstein's camp. They are enthusiastic about their commander, who to all appearances has managed to bring together mercenaries from a wide variety of locations. They praise the great freedom he allows them—to plunder, for instance—whenever they are not engaged in fighting, and his efforts on their behalf in negotiations with the Holy Roman Emperor, of whom some of the troops are critical. They also praise the war for improving their own lives despite its toll on the civilian population. Still, we hear a peasant complain that the troops steal from him, and a monk criticize their wicked life. At the end of this part, the soldiers find out that the emperor intends to place a section of the army under the command of Spanish Habsburgs. Unhappy, they agree to ask Max Piccolomini, one of their commanders, to urge Wallenstein not to fulfill the emperor's wishes.