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Book Review: History of the Thirty Years War- Friedrich von Schiller
This book was pure joy for me to read. I&#;ve been a fan of Schiller since reading some of his plays in college and inom wish inom had read this years ago. I&#;ll probably hunt down a German utgåva soon, because even though he wrote in the 18th century, his prose is so clear and vivid, it&#;s not very difficult. If you&#;re looking for a detailed, unbiased, chronological konto of the Thirty Years&#; War, this is not it. I&#;ll repeat myself again and direct you to C.V. Wedgwood&#;s history, or Peter Wilson&#;s if you&#;re feeling masochistic.
I don&#;t really know how to describe this except maybe as historical literature. The narrative flow is superb, and it feels like you are being told a story, rather than a dry retelling of events. Writing in Germany, barely a hundred years after the war&#;s end, Schiller&#;s approach is very passionate. Repercussions of the events he describes were still very real, and it&#;s c
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Friedrich Schiller
German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian (–)
"Schiller" redirects here. For other uses, see Schiller (disambiguation).
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (German:[ˈjoːhanˈkʁɪstɔfˈfʁiːdʁɪçfɔnˈʃɪlɐ], short:[ˈfʁiːdʁɪçˈʃɪlɐ]ⓘ; 10 November &#;&#; 9 May ) was a German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian. Schiller is considered by most Germans to be Germany's most important classical playwright.
He was born in Marbach to a devoutly Protestant family. Initially intended for the priesthood, in he entered a military academy in Stuttgart and ended up studying medicine. His first play, The Robbers, was written at this time and proved very successful. After a brief stint as a regimental doctor, he left Stuttgart and eventually wound up in Weimar. In , he became professor of History and Philosophy at Jena, where he wrote historical works.
During the last seventeen years of his life (–), Schiller developed a productive,
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Introductory Note
Schiller's importance in the intellectual history of Germany is by no means confined to his poetry and dramas. He did notable work in history and philosophy, and in the department of esthetics especially, he made significant contributions, modifying and developing in important respects the doctrines of Kant. In the letters on "Esthetic Education," which are here printed, he gives the philosophic basis for his doctrine of art, and indicates clearly and persuasively his view of the place of beauty in human life.
Part I
Letter I.
By your permission I lay before you, in a series of letters, the results of my researches upon beauty and art. I am keenly sensible of the importance as well as of the charm and dignity of this undertaking. I shall treat a subject which is closely connected with the better portion of our happiness and not far removed from the moral nobility of human nature. I shall plead this cause of the Be