Excerpt from William Tell: A Historical Play From the German of Schiller The Quarterly Review, on the same subject observes The noble Simplicity of Helvetic Manners is admirably painted in william tell, and the Enthusiasm of the Nation, in favour of Liberty, represented in colours the most captivating. This Piece, which breathes the cordiality of unsophisticated Nature, the rustic heroism of Men, whose Courage defied the gigantic power of Austria and whose Religion proceeded from the heart, deserves to have been acted at ...
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Excerpt from William Tell: A Historical Play From the German of Schiller The Quarterly Review, on the same subject observes The noble Simplicity of Helvetic Manners is admirably painted in william tell, and the Enthusiasm of the Nation, in favour of Liberty, represented in colours the most captivating. This Piece, which breathes the cordiality of unsophisticated Nature, the rustic heroism of Men, whose Courage defied the gigantic power of Austria and whose Religion proceeded from the heart, deserves to have been acted at their National Festival, when, after enjoying Independence for 500 years, the Swiss celebrated the Birthday of their Freedom. It is perhaps (adds the Reviewer) the only Tragedy in any language that has been improved by omitting the fifth Act. However just or ingenious the contrast which is presented between the characters of Tell and John the Parricide, and the motives by which they were respectively instigated, to the death of their Enemies, the introduction of the latter can only serve to divert the attention and interest of the Spectator from the principal Catostrophe which terminates with the death of Gessler and the deliverance of Switzerland. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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