– Wilhelm Tell-Comic zur Vorentlastung und Einführung – Klassischer Originaltext mit erläuternden Fußnoten – Anhang zu Friedrich Schiller – Leben und Werk
Friedrich Schiller was a German philosopher, poet, and playwright during the late 1700's. Schiller was in the army when he began writing his first plays. His superiors found his first composition and immediately told him that he was no longer allowed to write anymore. In response, Schiller deserted the army, moved to another country, and began writing under a false name. During this time, Schiller became close with famed playwright Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Along with Goethe, Schiller was...
18th century German philosopher, poet, and playwright, Friedrich Schiller began writing while he was in the army. Commanded to stop by his superiors he deserted the army, moved to another country, and began writing under a false name. Schiller was a deep-thinker on ethics and aesthetics. His beliefs held that beauty is not just an aesthetic experience, but that it is also connected with goodness. An essay on aesthetics first published in 1794, “On the Aesthetic Education of Man” takes the form...
“Essential reading.” — New Society.A classic of eighteenth-century thought, Friedrich Schiller’s treatise on the role of art in society ranks among German philosophy’s most profound works. In addition to its importance to the history of ideas, this 1795 essay remains relevant to our own time.Beginning with a political analysis of contemporary society — in particular, the French Revolution and its failure to implement universal freedom...
"Mary Stuart" by Friedrich Schiller (translated by Joseph Charles Mellish). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that...
"Daran erkenn ich meine Pappenheimer", «Der kluge Mann baut vor» oder «Drum prüfe, wer sich ewig bindet» – ein rhetorisches Genie wie Schiller erkennt man vor allem daran, dass Verse und Passagen seiner Werke zu geflügelten Worten und zum festen Bestandteil unseres Sprachschatzes geworden sind. Der jungverstorbene Dichter betrachtet Literatur als Sprachrohr: In Form von Essays, Balladen, Dramen und Theaterstücken versucht Schiller scheinbar Gegensätzliches wie Verstand und Gefühl, Humanität...
