Penthesilea
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- Penthesilea
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- Play
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- German
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Wikipedia
Penthesilea is an 1808 tragedy by the German playwright Heinrich von Kleist about the mythological Amazon queen, Penthesilea, described as an exploration of sexual frenzy. Goethe rejected it as "unplayable". It was first performed on 25 April 1876 at the Königliches Schauspielhaus in Berlin, 65 years after the author's death.
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Premiered: 25. April 1876
First published: 1808Last modified: 2021-07-08 (revision #67690)
Editions
| Name | Format | ISBN | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penthesilea: Ein Trauerspiel (yellow cover) | Paperback | 3-15-001305-4 | 2001 |
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- Penthesilea was written by Heinrich von Kleist
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