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The story focuses on the legendary Swiss marksman William Tell as part of the greater Swiss struggle for independence from the Habsburg Empire in the early 14th century. Gioachino Rossini's four-act opera Guillaume Tell was written to a French adaptation of Schiller's play.
revenge of Wilhelm Tell and the sufferings and triumphs of the early Swiss confederates. The tradition has stimulated poetic imagination from the time of the great Das Urner Spiel vom Wilhelm Tell (“Play of Uri,” early sixteenth century) through the later eighteenth century when the critic and poet Johann
Mar 4, 2008 · William Tell; a play : Schiller, Friedrich, 1759-1805 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. by. Schiller, Friedrich, 1759-1805. Publication date. 1829. Publisher. London, E. Bull. Collection. cdl; greatbooks; americana. Contributor. University of California Libraries. Language. English. viii, 212 p. 23 cm. Title vignette.
Oct 26, 2006 · [Enter WILLIAM TELL, with his crossbow. He enters precipitately, looks wildly round, and testifies the most violent agitation. When he reaches the centre of the stage, he throws himself upon his knees, and stretches out his hands, first towards the earth, then towards heaven.
William Tell, verse drama in five acts by German dramatist Friedrich Schiller, published and produced in 1804 as Wilhelm Tell. During the 15th century, in the Swiss canton of Uri, the legendary hero Wilhelm Tell leads the people of the forest cantons in rebellion against tyrannical Austrian rule.
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