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Romantic · Drama / philosophy

Wallenstein

by Friedrich Schiller. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Friedrich Schiller examining freedom, beauty, revolution; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

Date
1798–1799
Origin
Germany
Era
Romantic
Genre
Drama / philosophy
Difficulty
Challenging
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

Why it matters

A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Friedrich Schiller examining freedom, beauty, revolution; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.