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Lesley Sharpe assesses Schiller's development as a dramatist, poet and thinker against the background of his life.
This series publishes works of scholarship drawn from the whole subject range of traditional Germanistik, originating both in Great Britain and in the Republic of Ireland. The weight of the series mainly falls on literature, theatre and cultural history from the eighteenth century onwards, in some cases with a strong comparative dimension.
Reproduction of the original. The Antigonos publishing house specialises in the publication of reprints of historical books. We make sure that these works are made available to the public in good condition in order to preserve their cultural heritage.
Reproduction of the original: The Life of Friedrich Schiller by Thomas Carlyle
This book contains the eighth volume of "The Works of Frederick Schiller". A fantastic collection of essays, it will appeal to those with an interest in aesthetics and philosophy, and constitutes a must-have for fans and collectors of Schiller's seminal work. The essays contained herein include: "The Moral Utility of Aesthetic Manners", "On the Sublime", "The Pathetic", "On Grace and Dignity", "On Dignity", "Limitations in the Use of Beauty of Form", "The Vulgar and Low Elements in Works of Art", "Reflections on Different Questions of Aesthetics", etcetera. Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805) was an influential German philosopher, poet, historian, and playwright. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.