The Piccolomini

The Piccolomini is a play written by Friedrich Von Schiller, a renowned German poet, playwright, and philosopher. The play is set during the Thirty Years' War in Europe and tells the story of a young nobleman named Max Piccolomini, who is torn between his loyalty to his family and his duty to his country. Max's father, Count Piccolomini, is a loyal supporter of the Holy Roman Emperor and is tasked with leading the imperial army against the Protestant forces. Max, on the other hand, has fallen in love with Thekla, the daughter of the Protestant general, and is torn between his love for her and his loyalty to his father and the imperial cause. As the war rages on, Max becomes increasingly disillusioned with the brutality and senselessness of the conflict, and he begins to question his own loyalties. Meanwhile, Count Piccolomini is faced with a difficult decision when he learns that the Emperor plans to betray his allies and make peace with the Protestants. The Piccolomini is a powerful and thought-provoking play that explores themes of loyalty, love, and the devastating consequences of war. Schiller's masterful writing and vivid characters bring the story to life, and the play remains a beloved classic of German literature to this day.MAX. 'Twas the first leisure of my life. O tell me, What is the meed and purpose of the toil, The painful toil which robbed me of my youth, Left me a heart unsouled and solitary, A spirit uninformed, unornamented! For the camp's stir, and crowd, and ceaseless larum.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.