The Life of Friedrich Schiller / Comprehending an Examination of His Works

Thomas Carlyle

• History
• Book language: English
• 319 pages

Thomas Carlyle's biography of Friedrich Schiller traces the German poet and playwright's life and offers a critical examination of his works. Written in Carlyle's distinctive prose, it sets Schiller's development against the literary and intellectual currents of his time. It is worth listening to for a thoughtful nineteenth-century view of Schiller and German letters.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.