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This chapter analyzes Kleist’sKleist, Heinrich von rather complex play of a somnambulant war hero, an Elector who initiates a court-martial honoring the hero’s victory by a death sentence, and a princess who commands her regiment to put pressure on her uncle, the Elector, to revise the death sentence. The result is that the hero gets back his sword and “all” shout “In (the) dust with all the enemies of Brandenburg.” These events are discussed with respect to the thesis of breaking-in the hero, the Elector’s inconsistent command of the law, and Princess Natalie’s reactions as commander of a regiment and lover of a hero with failing discipline. A discussion of whether the Elector and Graf HohenzollernHohenzollern are Machiavellians follows. A review of the history of Kleist’sKleist, Heinrich von play and the historical Landgraf Friedrich II ofHomburg Hessen-HomburgFriedrich II of Hessen-Homburg, Landgraf conclude the paper.

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In the Dust with All the Enemies of Brandenburg: Kleist’s The Prince of Homburg

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    2025年

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  • Manfred J. Holler,
  • Barbara Klose-Ullmann

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This chapter analyzes Kleist’sKleist, Heinrich von rather complex play of a somnambulant war hero, an Elector who initiates a court-martial honoring the hero’s victory by a death sentence, and a princess who commands her regiment to put pressure on her uncle, the Elector, to revise the death sentence. The result is that the hero gets back his sword and “all” shout “In (the) dust with all the enemies of Brandenburg.” These events are discussed with respect to the thesis of breaking-in the hero, the Elector’s inconsistent command of the law, and Princess Natalie’s reactions as commander of a regiment and lover of a hero with failing discipline. A discussion of whether the Elector and Graf HohenzollernHohenzollern are Machiavellians follows. A review of the history of Kleist’sKleist, Heinrich von play and the historical Landgraf Friedrich II ofHomburg Hessen-HomburgFriedrich II of Hessen-Homburg, Landgraf conclude the paper.