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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, Amalia. In a play in this language, after a man translates the Greek word “Logos” as “the deed,” a poodle transforms into a man. (10[1])Plays like The Robbers exemplify this language’s “storm and stress” movement. (10[2])A play in this (10[1])non-English language (10[1])centers (10[1])on the deal with the devil (-5[1])made by Faust. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this language used by playwrights like Friedrich Schiller (“shiller”) and Johann Wolfgang (10[1])von Goethe (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

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