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Expound Human Nature Thought In Schiller’s Early Plays

Posted on:2013-12-17Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y HanFull Text:PDF
GTID:2285330371472484Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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Schiller, a pivotal figure in the history of European literature. His writing relates to the drama, aesthetics, poetry, prose, music, and especially before they for the most left the world the immortal work. Schiller will be in the plays on its performance on the thinking metaphor in the shape of the image of the characters and the dramatic conflict of philosophy and aesthetics, bears deep cultural implication and aesthetic connotations. Schiller’s interest in art theory and practice of theatrical creation is almost simultaneous. While he completed the first play,"Robber", he published theoretical articles on the theater. In his early artistic concept, therefore, the performance features of the theory and practice, closely integrated, and with his creation, filled with Sturm und Drang movement’s ideological flavor. Schiller soon end its early plays, namely, wrote theoretical articles on the thinking of the tragic art-"The art of Tragedy"(1793),"On the Tragedy Theme of the Reasons of Pleasure"(1792), this two papers can be seen as Schiller’s summary of the creative experience of his early four tragedies:"Robber","Intrigue and Love","Fei Sike","Don Carlos". Raised poetic real, that is, the artistic truth and historical truth, and the tragic poet in pursuit of artistic truth, which is the aesthetic point of view of his progress.In short, the obvious zone of Schiller’s early drama in the drama to convey the content and significance Schiller expressed in drama theory of moral ideals and humanitarian content, and full of philosophical speculation in some character lines in color. Schiller through the drama of creation to show its humanitarian ideals of praise.Therefore, on this basis, based on the specific text of the early analysis, based on his book drama and drama theory and plays the era of creative thinking environment, combined with specific characters, dramatic conflict analysis and the author’s thinking on related works. Schiller early tragedy of human nature, breeds caring thought. The introduction in this article in two parts:First, the literature review section made a clear and concise introduction to Schiller himself and creative achievements, and thus from a macro point of view, we can get a general understanding of Schiller today. To make clear the meaning and value of this study. Secondly, the simple concept of creation of Schiller’s drama and dramatic point of view that, in general, reveals the relationship of the theory of drama and theater creation and its inherent aesthetic and social value.The main part of this article has two chapters constitute:Introduction of the first chapter plays. This chapter deliberately Schiller early representative of the three plays-famous for the "Robber" and "Intrigue and Love" and the transition as "Don Carlos", through the shaping of characters, plot arrangement conflict and drama, and with the thinking of the tragedy of literary aesthetics, while contact Schiller’s specific age and cultural environment, to explore the thinking of the early drama expressed in the human.The second anti-Schiller theory of theatre and tragic creation. Schiller’s theory of theatre and the theatre of creative practice is not a perfect fit, the theatre of Schiller creation theory is the pre-theatre experience, which is bound with the reflection of the inadequacies of the early drama, at the same time, Schiller’s tragedy creation some respects, ahead of his theory of tragedy. This chapter is intended to have a deeper understanding of the plays of Schiller early. Conclusion focus on review of this article discusses the main points, point out the inadequacies and sketch Schiller’s great significance in literary history.
Keywords/Search Tags:Schiller, "Intrigue and Love", "Don Carlos", Humanity
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