Maria von Magdala (Mary of Magdala / 1899 Heyse), play

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Maria von Magdala <German) / Mary of Magdala (1899) is a play by Paul von Heyse.

Abstract

Drama, in five acts, by celebrated German writer, Nobel Prize in literature in 1910. Jesus is never introduced upon the scene but his charismatic presence is conspicuous through its effects on Mary Magdalene, Judas Iscariot and the other characters, even before the beginning of the public ministry.

Editions, performances, translations

Published in Germany (Berlin: 1899).

Translations

Translated into English, and into Italian (Trieste: Schimpff, 1903). Internationally performed.

• Maria di Magdala (1903 Heyse), play (Italian ed.)

Stage Productions

• Mary of Magdala, English ed. (1902 @1899 Heyse / Fiske), Broadway production (play)