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In a play in this language, an emperor’s finances are saved by the introduction of paper money pledged against the value of buried treasure. In another play in this language, a younger son forges a letter to get his brother disowned, then fails to seduce his fiancée, (-5[1])Amalia. In a play in this language, after a man translates the Greek word “Logos” as “the deed,” a poodle (-5[1])transforms into a man. (10[1])Plays like The Robbers exemplify (10[1])this language’s “storm and stress” movement. (10[3])A play in this non-English (10[1])language centers on the deal with the devil made by (10[1])Faust. (10[1])For 10 points, name this language used by playwrights like Friedrich Schiller (“shiller”) and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: German [or Deutsch]
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