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Love and Intrigue

A Tragedy

By: Friedrich Schiller,Charles E Passage

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Love and Intrigue

A Tragedy

By: Friedrich Schiller,Charles E Passage

Love and Intrigue - A Tragedy By Friedrich Schiller. Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (10 November 1759 – 9 May 1805) was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright. During the last seventeen years of his life (1788–1805), Schiller struck up a productive, if complicated, friendship with already famous and influential Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. They frequently discussed issues concerning aesthetics, and Schiller encouraged Goethe to finish works he left as sketches. This relationship and these discussions led to a period now referred to as Weimar Classicism. They also worked together on Xenien, a collection of short satirical poems in which both Schiller and Goethe challenge opponents to their philosophical vision.Schiller wrote many philosophical papers on ethics and aesthetics. He synthesized the thought of Immanuel Kant with the thought of Karl Leonhard Reinhold. He elaborated Christoph Martin Wieland's concept of die schöne Seele (the beautiful soul), a human being whose emotions have been educated by reason, so that Pflicht und Neigung (duty and inclination) are no longer in conflict with one another; thus beauty, for Schiller, is not merely an aesthetic experience, but a moral one as well: the Good is the Beautiful. His philosophical work was also particularly concerned with the question of human freedom, a preoccupation which also guided his historical researches, such as the Thirty Years' War and the Dutch Revolt, and then found its way as well into his dramas (the Wallenstein trilogy concerns the Thirty Years' War, while Don Carlos addresses the revolt of the Netherlands against Spain.) Schiller wrote two important essays on the question of the sublime (das Erhabene), entitled "Vom Erhabenen" and "Über das Erhabene"; these essays address one aspect of human freedom—the ability to defy one's animal instincts, such as the drive for self-preservation, when, for example, someone willingly sacrifices themselves for conceptual ideals.

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1500284602

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On the Aesthetic Education of Man

By: Friedrich Schiller

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On the Aesthetic Education of Man

By: Friedrich Schiller

The artist is certainly the child of his age, but all the worse for him if he is at the same time its pupil, even worse its minion.' On the Aesthetic Education of Man is one of the most profound works of German philosophy, in which Friedrich Schiller analyses politics, revolution and the history of ideas to define the relationship between beauty and art. Resulting from Schiller's deep disillusionment with the course of the French Revolution and expressed as a series of letters to a patron, On the Aesthetic Education of Man is an impassioned attempt to drag mankind upwards from failure to greatness through placing ideas of aesthetic education at the heart of the human experience: 'Our era has actually taken both wrong turnings, and has fallen prey to coarseness on the one path, lethargy and perversity on the other. Having strayed along both paths, it is beauty that can lead [us] back.' Schiller's arguments are as arresting, challenging and inspiring today as when they were first written - it is above all one of the great political statements from a time of revolutionary change.

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0141396970

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The Robbers

By: Friedrich Schiller

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The Robbers

By: Friedrich Schiller

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805) was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and dramatist. Schiller wrote many philosophical papers on ethics and aesthetics. He developed the concept of the Schone Seele (beautiful soul), a human being whose emotions have been educated by his reason, so that Pflicht und Neigung (duty and inclination) are no longer in conflict with one another; thus "beauty," for Schiller, is not merely a sensual experience, but a moral one as well: the Good is the Beautiful. His philosophical work was also particularly concerned with the question of human freedom, a preoccupation which also guided his historical researches. Schiller is considered by most Germans to be Germany's most important classical playwright. Critics have noted his innovative use of dramatic structure and his creation of new forms, such as the melodrama and the bourgeois tragedy. Amongst his famous works are Love and Intrigue (1784), Don Carlos (1787), The Minister (1796), The Death of Wallenstein (1799), The Piccolomini (1800) and Mary Stuart (1800).

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1406539066

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Love and Intrigue (Esprios Classics)

By: Friedrich von Schiller

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Love and Intrigue (Esprios Classics)

By: Friedrich von Schiller

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German poet, philosopher, physician, historian, and playwright. During the last seventeen years of his life (1788-1805), Schiller struck up a productive, if complicated, friendship with the already famous and influential Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. They frequently discussed issues concerning aesthetics, and Schiller encouraged Goethe to finish works he left as sketches. This relationship and these discussions led to a period now referred to as Weimar Classicism. They also worked together on Xenien, a collection of short satirical poems in which both Schiller and Goethe challenge opponents to their philosophical vision.

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1714322440

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SCHILLERS SONG OF THE BELL

By: Friedrich 1759-1805 Schiller,Alexander 1839-1898 Liezen-Meyer, Illu,Edmund H. (Edmund Henry) 1853 Garrett

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SCHILLERS SONG OF THE BELL

By: Friedrich 1759-1805 Schiller,Alexander 1839-1898 Liezen-Meyer, Illu,Edmund H. (Edmund Henry) 1853 Garrett

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Wentworth Press

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1372207228

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The Maid of Orleans

By: Friedrich Schiller,Anna Swanwick

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The Maid of Orleans

By: Friedrich Schiller,Anna Swanwick

The Maid of Orleans - A Tragedy - By Friedrich Schiller – NEW EDITION - Translated by Anna Swanwick, The Maid of Orleans (German: Die Jungfrau von Orleans) is a tragedy by Friedrich Schiller, written in 1801 in Leipzig. During his lifetime, it was one of Schiller's most frequently-performed pieces. Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (10 November 1759 – 9 May 1805), usually known as Friedrich Schiller, was a German poet, historian, dramatist, and playwright. The play loosely follows the life of Joan of Arc. It contains a prologue introducing the important characters, followed by five acts. Each dramatizes a significant event in Joan's life. Down into Act IV the play departs from history in only secondary details (e.g. by making Joan kill people in battle, and by shifting the reconciliation between the Armagnacs and the Burgundians from 1435 to 1430). Thereafter, however, the plot is entirely free. Joan is about to kill an English knight when, on removing his helmet, she at once falls in love with him, and spares him. Blaming herself for what she regards as a betrayal of her mission, then, when at Reims she is publicly accused of sorcery, she refuses to defend herself, is assumed to be guilty, and dismissed from the French court and army. Captured by the English, she witnesses from her prison cell a battle in which the French are being decisively defeated, breaks her bonds, and dashes out to save the day. She dies as victory is won, her honour and her reputation both restored. The play reflects the new nationalism and militarism of the budding nineteenth century, and also the Kantian ideal of the need to subject emotion to moral principle. The line "Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens" (III, 6; Talbot) translates into English as "Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain." This was the most performed (at least in Germany) of all Schiller's plays down to the Great War. In modern post-war Germany, its militarism is an embarrassment, but the dramatic power of the last two acts keeps the play on the stage.

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1495320146

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Mary Stuart: A Tragedy in Five Acts From the German of Schiller

By: Friedrich Schiller

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Mary Stuart: A Tragedy in Five Acts From the German of Schiller

By: Friedrich Schiller

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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101681514X

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SONG OF THE BELL

By: Friedrich 1759-1805 Schiller,C K F

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SONG OF THE BELL

By: Friedrich 1759-1805 Schiller,C K F

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1363760203

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The History of the Thirty Years' War (Esprios Classics)

By: Friedrich von Schiller

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Mary Stuart

By: Friedrich Schiller,Schiller

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Mary Stuart

By: Friedrich Schiller,Schiller

Many have told the tragic tale of Mary Queen of Scots it is irresistible but none more powerfully than Friedrich Schiller. Like Mary Stuart herself and the legends which pursued her to her death Schiller's drama continues to captivate the modern imag

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1617801755

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Love And Intrigue

By: Friedrich Schiller

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By: Friedrich Schiller

Ferdinand is an army major and son of President von Walter, a high-ranking noble in a German duke's court, while Luise Miller is the daughter of a middle-class musician. The couple fall in love with each other, but both their fathers tell them to end their affair. The President instead wants to expand his own influence by marrying Ferdinand to Lady Milford, the duke's mistress, but Ferdinand rebels against his father's plan and tries to persuade Luise to elope with him. "There are truly magnificent scenes and the characters are admirably put into effect." -Carl Wilhelm Ettinger (on the first production in 1784) "Schiller's talent was just made for the theater." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe "If I did not regard Schiller as a great writer, I could not regard myself as a writer at all." -Franz Grillparzer (dramatist) "Nowadays, in a time of disoriented search for meaning and the canonization of the profane, Schiller's play is of astonishingly explosive force." -Thalia Theatre, Hamburg (2002)

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Love and Intrigue

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On the Aesthetic Education of Man

On the Aesthetic Education of Man

The Robbers

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Love and Intrigue (Esprios Classics)

Love and Intrigue (Esprios Classics)

SCHILLERS SONG OF THE BELL

SCHILLERS SONG OF THE BELL

The Maid of Orleans

The Maid of Orleans

Mary Stuart: A Tragedy in Five Acts From the German of Schiller

Mary Stuart: A Tragedy in Five Acts From the German of Schiller

SONG OF THE BELL

SONG OF THE BELL

The History of the Thirty Years' War (Esprios Classics)

The History of the Thirty Years' War (Esprios Classics)

Mary Stuart

Mary Stuart

Love And Intrigue

Love And Intrigue

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