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Friedrich Schiller Author & Editor

Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805) was a German playwright and historian, widely regarded as the national dramatist of Germany and second only to Goethe in importance. His plays include The Robbers, William Tell, The Wallenstein Trilogy and Mary Stuart. Mike Poulton has had a number of highly successful versions of classic works of drama and literaure produced, including Schiller's Don Carlos, Ibsen's Romersholm and a stage version of Chaucer's The Canetrbury Tales.