Friedrich Schiller - Playwright, Poet, Philosopher, Historian (Paperback)

Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805) absorbed the fertile ideas of the German Enlightenment, observed first-hand fresh developments in German Romanticism, and fostered one of Europe's last great Classical movements. His insights into the human condition have endured and are as valuable now as they were when he first wrote. His characterisations of human nature remain compelling and his stylistic achievements in language continue to be admired and studied. His writing spanned many genres - poetry, prose, drama, history, philosophy - and includes a rich correspondence with Goethe. In this volume, an interdisciplinary and international group of scholars examines the many sides that Schiller displays. The contributors illuminate key facets of his ideas by organising his writing around his various vocations: his medical training; work as a poet, young dramatist, and author of literary prose; his tenure as a university professor and historian; the mutually productive partnership with Goethe; his philosophical writings; and his final years as a mature playwright. His afterlife, what Schiller has meant to Germans for two centuries, is also considered.

General

Imprint:	Verlag Peter Lang
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Britische und Irische Studien zur Deutschen Sprache und Literatur/British and Irish Studies in German Language and Literature, 38
Release date:	May 2007
Editors:	Paul E. Kerry
Dimensions:	150 x 220 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	353
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-910307-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	3-03-910307-5
Barcode:	9783039103072

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