Friedrich Schiller is always brilliant works of German Sturm und Drang drama—“a fiery wild diatribe, like lava forced out from the depths of a young, energetic soul” (V. G. Belinsky).
Contents of the collection: “The Robbers” (1781), “Intrigue and Love” (1784), “Mary Stuart” (1801).
“The Robbers” — the most brilliant work of German Sturm und Drang drama, “a fiery wild diatribe, like lava forced out from the depths of a young, energetic soul” (V. G. Belinsky).
“Intrigue and Love” is the pinnacle of Schiller’s early work. A drama the author classified as the genre of “bourgeois tragedy.” The term “bourgeois tragedy,” like “bourgeois drama,” appeared in the 18th century to denote plays of serious, conflict-filled content taken from the life of the so-called Third Estate.
“Mary Stuart” is the Renaissance era—the era of personal liberation, a time when the struggle between Catholics and Protestants intensified. Against this historical backdrop, the most romantic drama of the 16th century unfolds. In the work, it is presented as the feud of two queens—Elizabeth and Mary. Royal passions, high conflicts: triumph and indomitable spirit, secret freedom and defiant human dignity.