Don Carlos

play written by Friedrich Schiller

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Author: Friedrich Schiller
First published: 1787
Editions: 53
Subjects: Drama, Danish drama, Translations from German, Translations into Danish, German drama, Criticism and interpretation, Continental european drama (dramatic works by one author), Princes

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Written by: Friedrich von Schiller
Characters: Carlos, Prince of Asturias , Philip II of Spain , Duke of Alba , Elisabeth of Valois , Princess of Eboli , Marquis of Posa
Original language: German
Genre: Drama
Setting: Spanish Court at Aranjuez

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Instance of: literary work
Country: Germany
Author: Friedrich Schiller
Country of origin: Germany
Narrative location: Madrid
Image: Dom Carlos 1787.jpg

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Commons category: Don Carlos (Friedrich Schiller)
title: Dom Karlos. Infant von Spanien
date of first performance: 1787-08-29
language of work or name: German
location of first performance: Gänsemarkt
work available at URL: www.zeno.org/nid/2000560608X
characters: Carlos, Prince of Asturias
form of creative work: play
time period: Romanticism
first line: Die schönen Tage zu Aranjuez / sind nun zu Ende. Eure königliche Hoheit / verlassen es nicht heiterer.
last line: Kardinal! Ich habe / das Meinige gethan. Thun Sie das Ihre.
copyright status: public domain
number of parts of this work: 5

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Don Carlos (German: Don Karlos, Infant von Spanien, German pronunciation: [dɔn ˈkaʁlɔs ɪnˈfant fɔn ˈʃpaːni̯ən] ) is a historical tragedy in five acts by Friedrich Schiller, loosely based on historical events during the reign of King Philip II of Spain. It was written between 1783 and 1787 and first produced in Hamburg in 1787.

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