Don Carlos and Mary Stuart by Friedrich Schiller

Don Carlos and Mary Stuart by Friedrich Schiller

Don Carlos and Mary Stuart, two of German literature's greatest dramas, deal with the timeless issues of power, freedom, and justice. Dating from 1787 and 1800 respectively, one play was written before the French Revolution, the other in its aftermath. Both dramatize periods of crisis in sixteenth-century Europe, and in doing so reflect Schiller's passionate engagement with the great themes of his own age - justice, power, freedom of conscience, legitimacy of government. A youthful work, Don Carlos shows the victory of the forces of reaction over the representatives of a new age. Mary Stuart shows the struggle of the Scottish queen in her last days of her life, not only for her freedom, but also for peace with her conscience, and that of her English rival, Elizabeth I, with the challenge of ruling justly. A vivid imaginative experience when read, these plays, with their starkly contrasting characters and thrilling confrontations, also demonstrate Schiller's brilliant stagecraft. These new translations into blank verse are accurate, elegant, and playable. The introduction, notes, and chronology set the plays in their cultural and intellectual background, while a family tree explains the historical relationship bewteen Don Carlos and Mary Stuart. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Hilary Collier Sy-Quia is a postgraduate preparing for PhD in German at the University of California at Berkeley. Peter Oswald is a playwright and is the author of a number of adaptations including Valdorama (Catchmere Theatre Battersea, 1992), and Don Juan (Battersea Arts Centre, 1995). His and H. Collier's translation of Don Carlos was performed at the Lyric, Hammersnith in 1992. Lesley Sharpe is Head of the German Department and Reader in German Literature at the University of Exeter.

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Title	Don Carlos and Mary Stuart
Author	Friedrich Schiller
Series	Oxford World's Classics
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	2008-06-12
Number of pages	400
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