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Title

  • Fiesco's conspiracy at Genoa

Summary

  • "Within two years of the success of his first play Die Räuber on the German stage in 1781, Schiller wrote a drama based on a rebellion in sixteenth century Italy, its title: The Conspiracy of Fiesco at Genoa. A Republican Tragedy. At the head of the conspiracy stood Gian Luigi de' Fieschi (1524-1547), Schiller's Count Fiesco, a clever, courageous and charismatic figure, an epicurean and unhesitant egoist, politically ambitious, but unsure of his aims and principles. He is one of Schiller's mysterious, protean characters who secures both our admiration and disgust. With Fiesco as tragic hero Schiller examines the complex entanglement of morality and politics in his own times that was to preoccupy him throughout his career. The play was a moderate success when performed in Mannheim in 1784; it was more popular in Berlin where, during Schiller's lifetime, it was performed many times in a version by Carl Plümicke, which however radically altered the play's meaning. There have been some noteworthy productions on the German stage and television, even if it has remained somewhat in the shadow of Schiller' other works. In the English-speaking world it is all but unknown and very seldom performed. This translation aims to remedy that oversight."--Publisher's website.

Names

  • Schiller, Friedrich, 1759-1805
  • Guthrie, John, 1953- writer of introduction
  • Kimmich, Flora, 1939- translator

Created / Published

  • Cambridge, UK : Open Book Publishers, 2015.

Contents

  • Introduction / John Guthrie -- The conspiracy of Fiesco at Genoa / translated by Flora Kimmich -- Notes to the text / John Guthrie -- Select bibliography.

Headings

  • -  Fiéschi, Gian Luigi,--conte di Lavagna,--1522-1547--Drama
  • -  Schiller, Friedrich,--1759-1805.--Verschwörung des Fiesco zu Genua
  • -  German drama (Tragedy)--Translations into English
  • -  German drama (Tragedy)--18th century--History and criticism

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-130).
  • -  Translated from the German.
  • -  Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 26, 2020).

Medium

  • 1 online resource (xvii, 130 pages) : illustrations

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PT2468

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2019452882

Reproduction Number

  • 22573/ctt15k9r5f

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  • Unrestricted online access

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Schiller, Friedrich, John Guthrie, and Flora Kimmich. Fiesco's conspiracy at Genoa. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, 2015. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2019452882/.

APA citation style:

Schiller, F., Guthrie, J. & Kimmich, F. (2015) Fiesco's conspiracy at Genoa. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2019452882/.

MLA citation style:

Schiller, Friedrich, John Guthrie, and Flora Kimmich. Fiesco's conspiracy at Genoa. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, 2015. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2019452882/>.