The Maid of Orleans
play by Schiller
Also known as: “Die Jungfrau von Orleans”
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discussed in biography
- In Friedrich Schiller: Philosophical studies and classical drama of Friedrich Schiller
…Die Jungfrau von Orleans (1801; The Maid of Orleans), a “romantic tragedy” on the subject of Joan of Arc, in which the heroine dies in a blaze of glory after a victorious battle, rather than at the stake like her historical prototype; Die Braut von Messina (1803; The Bride of…
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German literature
- In German literature: Weimar Classicism: Goethe and Schiller
…Die Jungfrau von Orleans (1801; The Maid of Orleans), Schiller’s Joan of Arc dies a sublime death on the battlefield, instead of perishing at the stake as the historical Joan did. His last drama, Demetrius (1805)—on the deluded pretender to the Russian throne at the end of the 16th century—remains…
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