The Jewess of Toledo (play)

Data
Title:	The Jewess of Toledo
Genus:	Tragedy
Original language:	German
Author:	Franz Grillparzer
Premiere:	November 22, 1872
Place of premiere:	Prague
Place and time of the action:	Toledo , 1195
people
	Alfonso VIII , King of Castile; Eleanor of England , his wife; The prince , son of both; Manrique , Count of Lara; Don Garceran , his son; Isaac the Jew; Esther , his daughter; Rachel , his daughter;

The Jewess of Toledo is a historical tragedy by Franz Grillparzer in five acts. Written around 1851, it was only premiered posthumously on November 22, 1872 in Prague .

content

One day, the young, high-spirited Jewess Rahel intrudes into the royal gardens in Toledo and surprises the royal couple. While the queen is disgusted by the intruder's intrusiveness, the king remains fascinated by the strange girl's passion. Over time he succumbs to the charm of the Jewess. As part of the Moorish threat to Toledo, the queen, with the support of the court, feels compelled to eliminate Rahel and thus bring the king to his senses.

inspiration

Grillparzer freely adapts Las paces de los Reyes y Judía de Toledo by Lope de Vega ( Rahel la Fermosa served as a model ), although another historical event may have had a stronger influence on the content of the drama, namely the affair of the Bavarian King Ludwig I. with the Irish dancer Lola Montez around 1847, which provoked a revolt of the population.

Secondary literature

The Jewess of Toledo. (Program), Burgtheater GesmbH, Vienna 2010.

filming

Germany 1920/21 Director: Otto Kreisler , screenplay: Robert Land , actors: Franz Höbling , Ida Norden and Leopold Iwald

Web links

The Jewess of Toledo , full text at Project Gutenberg

Individual evidence

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^ Encyclopaedia Judaica , Volume XI (Ja-Kas), Thomson Gale, Detroit, 2007, ISBN 978-0-02-865939-8 , p. 255

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[2] The Jewess of Toledo by Franz Grillparzer. In: Project Gutenberg. Retrieved April 13, 2015 .

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[4] Encyclopaedia Judaica , Volume XI (Ja-Kas), Thomson Gale, Detroit, 2007, ISBN 978-0-02-865939-8 , p. 255