The Soldiers (play)
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The Soldiers (German: Die Soldaten) is a 1776 Tragicomedy play by Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz. The play was influenced by the works of William Shakespeare and can be attributed to the Sturm und Drang literary movement.
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The Soldiers | |
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Original title | Die Soldaten |
Written by | Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz |
Date premiered | 9 December 1863, Vienna |
Original language | German |
Genre | Tragicomedy |
Setting | French Flanders, 1775 |
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The events of the play take place in "French Flanders" and centre around a girl who courts an officer. After he breaks off their relationship, she is branded as a whore by society.