Wilhelm Tell (Paperback)

from JVioland

One of the prominent German figures, Schiller as a playwright promoted democracy. Here, the heroic Swiss huntsman pursues his independent streak while the governor of his canton sees his figure as a threat to his power. You already know the story, but the play delves more into the struggle than j...

from muddyboy

Yes, this was the classic story of the hero that shoots an apple off the head of his son. Yes. it inspired an opera of the same name from which we music lovers get the William Tell Overture. But the actual play has a lot more pledging, vowing, organizing, traveling and swearing to fight against t...