Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on the Translations
- Introduction: Schiller and the German Novella
- The Translations
- 1 A Magnanimous Act from Most Recent History (1782)
- 2 A Remarkable Example of Female Revenge (Taken from a Manuscript by the late Denis Diderot) (1785)
- 3 The Criminal of Lost Honor. A True Story (1786)
- 4 The Duke of Alba's Breakfast at Rudolstadt Castle in the Year 1547 (1788)
- 5 Game of Fate. A Fragment of a True Story (1789)
- 6 The Spiritualist. From the Memoirs of Count von O** (1789)
- 7 The Philosophical Dialog from The Spiritualist (1789)
- 8 Haoh-Kiöh-Tschuen (The Tale of a Perfect Match) (1800–1801)
- The Critical Essays
- Chronological List of Schiller's Literary Prose Works in English Translation
- Works Cited
- Notes on the Contributors
- Index
5 - Game of Fate. A Fragment of a True Story (1789)
from The Translations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 February 2013
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on the Translations
- Introduction: Schiller and the German Novella
- The Translations
- 1 A Magnanimous Act from Most Recent History (1782)
- 2 A Remarkable Example of Female Revenge (Taken from a Manuscript by the late Denis Diderot) (1785)
- 3 The Criminal of Lost Honor. A True Story (1786)
- 4 The Duke of Alba's Breakfast at Rudolstadt Castle in the Year 1547 (1788)
- 5 Game of Fate. A Fragment of a True Story (1789)
- 6 The Spiritualist. From the Memoirs of Count von O** (1789)
- 7 The Philosophical Dialog from The Spiritualist (1789)
- 8 Haoh-Kiöh-Tschuen (The Tale of a Perfect Match) (1800–1801)
- The Critical Essays
- Chronological List of Schiller's Literary Prose Works in English Translation
- Works Cited
- Notes on the Contributors
- Index
Summary
ALOYSIUS VON G*** WAS THE ENNOBLED SON of a burgher in the service of the Prince of ***; early on, the seeds of his felicitous genius were encouraged by a liberal education. Young, but armed with a broad range of knowledge, he entered the military service of the Prince, who could not long remain unaware of the young man's great talents and even greater aspirations. G*** was in the full bloom of his youth, as was the Prince; G*** was quick and enterprising, and the similarly endowed Prince deeply admired such traits. With his prolific wit and comprehensive knowledge, G*** was able to inspire those around him; through his invariable good cheer he delighted the circles in which he moved; he brought zest and life to every situation that arose. The Prince had an eye for just these virtues, which he himself possessed to a great extent. Everything that G*** undertook, even his lighter pursuits, had a touch of grandeur; obstacles did not deter him, and failure could not shake his perseverance. The value of these virtues was heightened by a pleasing stature; the picture of his good health and his Herculean strength were ennobled by the expressive playfulness of his active mind. His countenance, his gait, and his being exuded an innate, natural majesty, which was tempered by a noble modesty. If the Prince was enchanted by his young companion's intellect, G***'s winning appearance appealed even more irresistibly to his sensual nature.
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- Schiller's Literary Prose WorksNew Translations and Critical Essays, pp. 59 - 66Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2008