Die Braut von Messina

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Die Braut von Messina is a classical tragedy by Friedrich Schiller that blends elements of Greek drama with themes of fate, family conflict, and political power.

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Label Occurrences
The Bride of Messina 2
Die Braut von Messina canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf literary work ⓘ
play ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
author Friedrich Schiller ⓘ
centralConflict rivalry between two brothers ⓘ
centralMotif fatal misunderstanding ⓘ
prophecy ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1803 ⓘ
firstPublicationDate 1803 ⓘ
followedBy Wilhelm Tell ⓘ
linked to: William Tell
genre classical tragedy ⓘ
drama ⓘ
hasCharacterType chorus leader ⓘ
tragic hero ⓘ
hasChorusType Christian chorus ⓘ
pagan chorus ⓘ
hasForm rhymed verse ⓘ
hasTheme clash between paganism and Christianity ⓘ
conflict between individual will and destiny ⓘ
family conflict ⓘ
fate ⓘ
honor and guilt ⓘ
incestuous love ⓘ
political power ⓘ
religious conflict ⓘ
sibling rivalry ⓘ
tragic destiny ⓘ
influencedBy ancient Greek tragedy ⓘ
literaryForm verse drama ⓘ
literaryMovement Weimar Classicism ⓘ
literaryPeriod 19th century literature ⓘ
mainCharacter Beatrice ⓘ
Don Cesar ⓘ
Don Manuel ⓘ
Donna Isabella ⓘ
notableFor revival of Greek tragic form in German literature ⓘ
use of choruses in modern drama ⓘ
originalLanguage German ⓘ
partOfAuthorOeuvre Schiller's late dramas ⓘ
precededBy Maria Stuart ⓘ
settingCountry Italy ⓘ
settingLocation Messina ⓘ
structure five-act play ⓘ
subtitle oder Die feindlichen Brüder ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting Middle Ages ⓘ
titleTranslation The Bride of Messina ⓘ
usesElement chorus ⓘ

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Friedrich Schiller → notableWork → Die Braut von Messina ⓘ
Die Braut von Messina → titleTranslation → The Bride of Messina ⓘ
linked to: Die Braut von Messina
Zdeněk Fibich → notableWork → The Bride of Messina ⓘ
linked to: Die Braut von Messina