Large folio. Double-page title page and 10 original etchings. Original half-parchment folder. With his "Dramas," Klinger reached the peak of his realism. This was the period in which literary naturalism began to gain a foothold in Germany. Following its demand for precise observation and knowledge of the milieu and its detailed depiction, Max Klinger also strove in his dramas to precisely define the settings and to present the plots objectively and realistically. The titles of the individual sheets are: I: In Flagranti. II: A Step. III: A Mother I. IV: A Mother II. V: A Mother III. VI: In the Forest. VII: A Murder. VIII: March Days I. IX: March Days II. X: March Days III. All original etchings, some retouched with aquatint, are inscribed in the plate lower left: M. Klinger. Immaculately preserved. - Singer 147-156.