LEADER 03315 am 2200565 n 450 001 9910424951503321 005 20230130125631.0 010 $a979-1-03-656693-6 035 $a(CKB)4100000011586258 035 $a(FrMaCLE)OB-obp-16182 035 $a(PPN)255349890 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011586258 100 $a20210406j|||||||| ||| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $auu||||||m|||| 200 00$aMaria Stuart$fFriedrich Schiller 210 $aCambridge$cOpen Book Publishers$d2021 215 $a1 online resource (xvi-124 p.) 311 $a1-78374-981-4 330 $aMaria Stuart, described as Schiller?s most perfect play, is a finely balanced, inventive account of the last day of the captive Queen of Scotland, caught up in a great contest for the throne of England after the death of Henry VIII and over the question of England?s religious confession. Hope for and doubt about Mary?s deliverance grow in the first two acts, given to the Scottish and the English queen respectively, reach crisis at the center of the play, where the two queens meet in a famous scene in a castle park, and die away in acts four and five, as the action advances to its inevitable end. The play is at once classical tragedy of great fineness, costume drama of the highest order-a spectacle on the stage-and one of the great moments in the long tradition of classical rhetoric, as Elizabeth?s ministers argue for and against execution of a royal prisoner. Flora Kimmich?s new translation carefully preserves the spirit of the original: the pathos and passion of Mary in captivity, the high seriousness of Elizabeth?s ministers in council, and the robust comedy of that queen?s untidy private life. Notes to the text identify the many historical figures who appear in the text, describe the political setting of the action, and draw attention to the structure of the play. Roger Paulin?s introduction discusses the many threads of the conflict in Maria Stuart and enriches our understanding of this much-loved, much-produced play. Maria Stuart is the last of a series of five new translations of Schiller?s major plays, accompanied by notes to the text and an authoritative introduction, and made freely available to read and download for free on the publisher?s website. Printed and digital editions, together with supplementary digital material, can also be found at www.openbookpublishers.com 606 $aLiterature (General) 606 $atranslation 606 $aGermany 606 $asuccession 606 $aFriedrich Schiller 606 $aplay 606 $aRoger Paulin 606 $aMaria Stuart 606 $aclassical tragedy 606 $ahistoric drama 606 $aFlora Kimmich 615 4$aLiterature (General) 615 4$atranslation 615 4$aGermany 615 4$asuccession 615 4$aFriedrich Schiller 615 4$aplay 615 4$aRoger Paulin 615 4$aMaria Stuart 615 4$aclassical tragedy 615 4$ahistoric drama 615 4$aFlora Kimmich 700 $aSchiller$b Friedrich$037289 701 $aKimmich$b Flora$0803518 701 $aPaulin$b Roger$0458503 801 0$bFR-FrMaCLE 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910424951503321 996 $aMaria Stuart$93362170 997 $aUNINA