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Schiller, Friedrich: Die Bürgschaft. [ Permalink ]
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Leipzig, Reclam 1955, mit Lithographien von Günter Horlbeck, geschrieben von Irmgard Kappler, vom Künstler und Schreiber signiert, Nummer 459 von 1100 nummerierten Exemplaren, 14 Blatt, illustr. OLn., 4°
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Johann Christoph Friedrich Schiller (von Schiller from 1802), was a German physician, poet, philosopher, and historian born on November 10, 1759, in Marbach am Neckar and died on May 9, 1805, in Weimar. He is regarded as one of the most important German playwrights, lyricists, and essayists. Schiller was the only son of a Wurttemberg officer who worked as a military doctor and grew up with his five sisters in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Lorch, and later in Ludwigsburg. After studying law for three years, he switched to medicine and was awarded his doctorate in 1780. Schiller's debut play, Die Räuber, was a significant contribution to the Sturm and Drang movement and world literature. He is also known for his historical dramas, including Wallenstein, Maria Stuart, and Wilhelm Tell, as well as his aesthetic essays, which presented a new level of literary reflection. During the last seventeen years of his life (1788–1805), Schiller developed 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 that he had 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 of their philosophical vision. In addition to being an accomplished writer and theorist, Schiller was a model and a counter-figure for future playwrights. He received the French citizenship for his works in 1792, and his poems and plays continue to be celebrated as part of the German cultural heritage.
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