Bøker av Friedrich Schiller

In 1781 Friedrich Schiller's "The Robbers" (Die Räuber) was published and it signaled the start of Schiller's first period of his works (1781 - 1785). Fittingly, the first two poems of this collection were originally introduced in this play. It is also noteworthy that the poems were first published in an anthology (now a literary rarity) together with poems by some of his contemporaries. They contain amongst other things the beautiful and impassioned "Laura Poems" as well as the dramatic sketch "Semele". All of these poems give an excellent insight into Schiller's early - Sturm und Drang - lyrical beginnings.

This collection of poems by Friedrich Schiller belongs to the second period of his works (1785 - 1789) and contains the widely known "Hymn to Joy", also known as "Ode to Joy", which became the basis for the fourth movement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.It was a phase of Schiller's intense occupation with history and with drama. But even though Schiller wrote only few poems during this time, particularly the above mentioned "Hymn to Joy" and the poem "Resignation", which features the religious contention between a deceased soul and eternity, these poems do give a fascinating insight into the genius of this giant of German Literature.This volume follows Schiller's Poems - The First Period - (ISBN 978-1-78139-092-4).