Friedrich Schiller
Schiller was a German writer whose tragedies Anne Frank read in the Secret Annex.
Schiller was a German playwright, philosopher and poet. His works included the historical tragedy 'Don Carlos',[1] from which Otto read to Anne during the period in hiding.[2] In a letter to his mother Otto wrote that Schiller's plays Die Jungfrau von Orleans (The Maid of Orleans), Maria Stuart and Wilhelm Tell were also read by Anne.[3]
Footnotes
- ^ Wikipedia: Friedrich Schiller.
- ^ Anne Frank, Diary Version B, 29 October 1942, in: The Collected Works, transl. from the Dutch by Susan Massotty, London [etc.]: Bloomsbury Continuum, 2019.
- ^ Anne Frank Stichting, Anne Frank Collectie, Otto Frank Archief, reg. code OFA_71.3: Otto Frank aan Alice Frank- Stern, 19 augustus 1945.