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

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