Book
Wilhelm Tell
- Published
- 1804
- Genre
- Play
- Publisher
- Nelson Thornes Ltd
- Pages
- 144
- Words
- 39613
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/780854.Wilhelm_Tell
Reading measures
- Lexile code
- NP — non-prose
Schiller based his play on chronicles of the Swiss liberation movement, in which Wilhelm Tell played a major role. Since Tell's existence has never been proven, Schiller, a historian by profession, felt he had to devise a figure who would bring the uncertainties and contradictions of the various Swiss chronicles into focus. Respected for his courage and skill with a bow, for his peaceable nature and his integrity, Schiller's archer—while always ready to aid his fellows—habitually seeks solitude. In the midst of political turmoil Wilhelm Tell is the nonpolitical man of action.
Collections
Harvard Classics
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780174446491
- ISBN-10
- 0174446497
Tags
ClassicsCommunity Life-PoliticsHarvard ClassicsHistorySwitzerlandWar