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Schiller

German playwright who wrote a play about Joan.

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First appearance: The Maid in Literature

Schiller shows up with force in The Maid in Literature. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Author of Die Jungfrau von Orleans, which is criticized for having 'not a single point of contact with the real Joan' and for making her die on the battlefield, finding her…
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JOJoan of ArcVOVoltaireMTMark TwainALAndrew LangSCSchiller

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