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Originally published
  
1776

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Author
  
Johann Anton Leisewitz

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Julius of Tarent (German: Julius von Tarent) is a dramatic tragedy by Johann Anton Leisewitz. Published in 1774, it is a notable work of the Sturm und Drang era. The play was a favourite of Friedrich Schiller and much acted in Germany. Its central theme is the struggle between the two princes Julius and Guido of Tarent for the affections of commoner Blanca.

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Like in Klinger's Die Zwillinge, "a dynamic but frustrated man of action," Guido, "is opposed to a more pacific, melancholy figure," Julius.

The Encyclopedia Britannica describes the play as the forerunner of Friedrich Schiller's famous Sturm und Drang masterpiece The Robbers (1781).

Roles

  • Constantin, the Prince of Tarent and father of Julius and Guido
  • Julius, Hereditary Prince of the Principality of Tarent
  • Guido, his younger brother
  • Archbishop of Tarent, the brother of Constantin
  • Cäcilia Nigretti, Countess and niece of Constantin
  • Blanca, a commoner and Julius' sweetheart
  • Count Aspermonte, friend and und confidant of Julius
  • Abbess of monastery
  • Doctor
  • Supporting characters

    • Literature

  • Walther Kühlhorn: J. A. Leisewitzens Julius von Tarent. Erläuterung und literarhistorische Würdigung. Walluf 1973.
  • Dramen des Sturm und Drang. Reclam 1997.
  • Stefanie Wenzel: Das Motiv der feindlichen Brüder im Drama des Sturm und Drang. Frankfurt 1993.
  • Ines Kolb: Herrscheramt und Affektkontrolle. Johann Anton Leisewitz’ „Julius von Tarent“ im Kontext von Staats- u. Moralphilosophie der Aufklärung. Frankfurt 1983
  • Johann Anton Leisewitz: Julius von Tarent und die dramatischen Fragmente. Heilbronn 1889

    • References

    Julius of Tarent Wikipedia
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