TY - BOOK AU - Kleist,Heinrich von TI - Prinz Friedrich von Homburg AV - PT PY - 2004/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Germany -- Drama KW - Kings and rulers -- Drama KW - Trials (Military offenses) -- Drama N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince_of_Homburg_(play) https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prinz_Friedrich_von_Homburg_oder_die_Schlacht_bei_Fehrbellin; Release date is 2004-10-01; This text was produced for Project Gutenberg by Mike Pullen and Delphine Lettau; Original publication data not identified N2 - "Prinz Friedrich von Homburg" by Heinrich von Kleist is a drama written in 1809/1810. A young Prussian cavalry general disobeys orders during battle and leads his regiment to victory. Despite the triumph, the Great Elector has him arrested and sentenced to death for insubordination. The prince must confront his fear of dying and grapple with questions of military discipline, personal freedom, and duty to the state. Will he accept his fate or seek pardon by declaring the sentence unjust? (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6723 ER -