Schiller as Philosopher


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The Works of Frederick Schiller


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The Works of Friedrich Schiller is a collection of some of the most influential works by the renowned German playwright and philosopher. Known for his strong sense of ethics and his ability to delve into the human psyche, Schiller's writings often explore themes of freedom, justice, and personal responsibility. His literary style is marked by a deep understanding of human nature and a poetic sensibility that resonates with readers to this day. The collection includes plays such as 'William Tell' and 'Don Carlos', which showcase Schiller's ability to blend historical events with philosophical reflections. Readers can expect to be captivated by Schiller's eloquent prose and thought-provoking themes. Friedrich Schiller's works continue to be studied and admired for their timeless relevance and artistic merit. His unique perspective on the human experience offers readers a window into the complexities of human emotions and motivations. I highly recommend The Works of Friedrich Schiller to anyone interested in exploring the depths of the human soul through masterful storytelling and philosophical reflection.







Schiller's Poems


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Excerpt from Schiller's Poems: Selected and Edited With Introduction and Notes Sonnets, as a poetic name for his landlady, Luise Doro thea Vischer, a widow with two children and consider ably older than himself. But the concrete object of the adulation expressed in these poems is really a matter of indifference; they were evidently inspired in part by the extravagantly idealizing amatory dreams of a youth who has grown to manhood in monastic seclusion with out the least experience of love, in part by his tendency to soar aimlessly through the boundless spaces of the eternal and the infinite. If in the Phantasie an Laura (no. 6) Schiller identifies his love with the cosmic force that holds the universe together, in Laura am Klam'er he hears, as in a trance, the multitudinous voices of nature and even the voice of God in the tones that come from Frau Vischer's piano; all creation reels about the love - rapt poet in Die seligen Augenblicke. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




Aesthetic Reason and Imaginative Freedom


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Shows the relevance of Schiller’s thought for contemporary philosophy, particularly aesthetics, ethics, and politics. This book seeks to draw attention to Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) as a philosophical thinker in his own right. For too long, his philosophical contribution has been neglected in favor of his much-deserved reputation as a political playwright. The essays in this collection make two arguments. First, Schiller presents a robust philosophical program that can be favorably compared to those of his age, including Rousseau, Kant, Schelling, and Hegel, and he proves to be their equal in his thinking on morality, aesthetics, and politics. Second, Schiller can also guide us in our more contemporary philosophical concerns and approaches, such as phenomenology, hermeneutics, aesthetics, and politics. Here, Schiller instructs us in our engagement with figures such as Walter Benjamin, Michel Foucault, Jacques Rancière, Roberto Esposito, and others.




Friedrich Schiller


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Lesley Sharpe assesses Schiller's development as a dramatist, poet and thinker against the background of his life.




On The Aesthetic Education Of Man


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Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the former has made us men.-Friedrich Schiller Only through Beauty's morning-gate, dost thou penetrate the land of knowledge. - Friedrich Schiller Friedrich Schiller Grace is the beauty of form under the influence of freedom. Friedrich Schiller - - Friedrich Schiller




The Robbers and Wallenstein


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Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805) was one of the most influential of all playwrights, the author of deeply moving dramas that explored human fears, desires and ideals. Written at the age of twenty-one, The Robbers was his first play. A passionate consideration of liberty, fraternity and deep betrayal, it quickly established his fame throughout Germany and wider Europe. Wallenstein, produced nineteen years later, is regarded as Schiller's masterpiece: a deeply moving exploration of a flawed general's struggle to bring the Thirty Years War to an end against the will of his Emperor. Depicting the deep corruption caused by constant fighting between Protestants and Catholics, it is at once a meditation on the unbounded possible strength of humanity, and a tragic recognition of what can happen when men allow themselves to be weak.




The Works of Frederick Schiller Early Dramas and Romances


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Fronts. in v. 1-3. Vol. 4 imprint varies: London, George Bell & sons, 1873. Name of publisher J.P. Lippincott printed on spine, v.l-4. First issued in this ed., 1846-1849, published by Bohn, London. v. 1. History of the Thirty Years' War. History of the revolt of the Netherlands.--v. 2. History of the revolt of the Netherlands (cont.). Wallenstein. Wilhelm Tell.--v. 3. Don Carlos. Mary Stuart. The Maid of Orleans. The bride of Messina.--v. 4. The robbers Fiesco. Love and intrigue. Demetrius. The ghost-seer. The sport of destiny.




WORKS OF FREDERICK SCHILLER


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