Excerpt from Die Jungfrau Von Orleans: Eine Romantische Tragoedie This edition of the Maid of Orleans has grown out of the needs of the editor's class-room. This drama is, on the whole, in his opinion, the best with which to begin the study of the German Classics; yet it has not hitherto been provided, so far as the present editor's observation extends, with an adequate body of notes that may enable the scholar to enter more fully than it is possible for him to do unaided into the spirit of the period and of the characters. The language is, in general, clear and simple, and offers few difficulties to students in their third, or even in their second term. It is hoped that all passages that would present difficulty to scholars of that stage have been met in the grammatical notes. It has been, however, the editor's constant care to provide material for the critical and literary, as well as for the linguistic, study of the drama. For this purpose all accessible historical sources have been consulted, and the reader will be able in every case to contrast the poem with the historic facts, and to draw his own conclusions. Brief notices of persons and places will, it is hoped, add to the interest of the student and make reference to the Gazetteer and Biographical Dictionary unnecessary. But, while much has thus been taken from sources readily accessible, no pains have been spared to throw light on more difficult points, and on the sources whence Schiller drew his facts and his expres sions. If these notes shall inspire in those who use them but a small part of the interest that has attended their preparation, the writer will feel amply repaid. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.