It is a beautiful but difficult play, full of dreamlike imagery and is translated and directed here by neil bartlett, artistic director of the. It was tight and chilly and the characters were hard to like. A work of profound psychological insight, prince friedrich of. Prince friedrich of homburg 1978 edition open library. Upon his fathers early death in 1788 when he was ten, he was sent to the house of the preacher s. Although the play gradually has come to he accepted as a classic, the. Prince of homburg a weighty, epic play the new york times. The prince of homburg plays for performance series 9780929587448. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Prince friedrich of homburg new directions publishing. The prince of homburg, like other works by kleist, is a romantic transformation of an incident in history. Classical german drama nathan the wise egmont mary stuart the prince of homburg dantons death by theodore h.
Nonetheless, theres some interesting stuff going on. It is a beautiful but difficult play, full of dreamlike imagery and is translated and directed here by neil bartlett, artistic director of the lyric hammersmith. Ein preussisches schicksal, piper verlag, munich 2004 isbn 3492046517. I, who often yawn at classics, find his voice fresh, modern and complex. Shortly before his death, he wrote the prince of homburg, using a 17th. The prince of homburg plays for performance series. The night before he leads his troops into battle, the prince of homburg strips off his uniform and goes. But reckless disobedience during a crucial military operation leads the prince into his greatest battle yet. Publication date 1956 publisher new york, liberal arts press collection. Jul 22, 2010 heroic commander of the prussian cavalry, the prince of homburg dreams of victory, glory and fame.
It didnt worm its way into my heart like my favorite plays do. New directions publishing prince friedrich of homburg. Heroic commander of the prussian cavalry, the prince of homburg dreams of victory, glory and fame. After a scanty education, he entered the prussian army in 1792, served in the rhine campaign of 1796, and retired from the service in 1799 with the rank of lieutenant. Available until now only in verse translation, it has been newly rendered for the american stage by diana stone peters and frederick g. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. There are but two of them, but they are active and full of initiative, unusual for the times when this play was written. Born into a family of prussian military excellence, at a time when the nation had risen to supreme european fighting power, heinrich refused to tow the military line, entering instead the civil service and writing seven complete plays that are now part of the german dramatic canon. Prince frederick arthur of homburg is a military leader who has just returned from a battle.
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