Wilhelm Tell by Bert John Vos

Wilhelm Tell by Bert John Vos
US$32.00

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1911. Ginn and Company. Illustrated. German and English.

 

Friedrich Schiller's Wilhelm Tell is a 1804 drama about the legendary Swiss folk hero who leads a rebellion against the oppressive Austrian Habsburg rule in the early 14th century. The play, based on Swiss chronicles, features the iconic scene where Tell is forced to shoot an apple off his son's head, ultimately becoming a symbol of resistance and sparking the Swiss struggle for independence