Fiorenza (play)

Fiorenza cannot escape the charismatic Savonarola, even if she had rejected him as a lover.

The art-loving, secular ruler recognizes the religious leader as an equal and calls him brother.

The play was not a success in the theater; it was strongly criticized by Alfred Kerr.

Other critics such as Theodor Lessing and Richard Schaukal stated the weakness of the play was the allegorical figure of Fiore Fiorenza.

Mann's failure as a playwright probably brought him to the judgment that theater can be justified only as a popular entertainment.