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    The Robbers ( Die Räuber, German pronunciation: [diː ˈʁɔʏbɐ] ⓘ) is the first dramatic play by German playwright Friedrich Schiller. The play was published in 1781 and premiered on 13 January 1782 in Mannheim, Germany, and was inspired by Leisewitz 's earlier play Julius of Taranto.

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  2. The Robbers, drama in five acts by Friedrich Schiller, published in 1781 and produced in 1782 as Die Räuber. Set in 16th-century Germany, The Robbers concerns the rivalry between the brothers Karl and Franz, both of whom operate outside conventional morality. A protest against official corruption,

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  4. The Robbers, with Wallenstein. Translated by F. J. Lamport. Penguin. 1979. ISBN 978-0-14-044368-4. The Robbers. Translated by Robert David MacDonald. Oberon. 1995. ISBN 978-1-870259-52-1. The same translation apparently also appears in Schiller: Volume One: The Robbers, Passion and Politics.

  5. Plot Summary. Published in 1781, The Robbers was the first play written by Friedrich Schiller. The drama follows the story of two aristocratic brothers, Karl and Franz Moor, as the younger Franz plots to take his older sibling's inheritance. The play was immediately successful and greatly influenced the subsequent development of European melodrama.

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