The Life of Friedrich Schiller
by Thomas Carlyle
Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805) a leading German dramatist, poet and literary theorist whose mature plays examine the inward freedom of the soul.
Among the writers of the concluding part of 1800s there was none more deserving of our notice than Friedrich Schiller. Distinguished alike for the splendor of his intellectual faculties, on the elevation of his tastes and feelings, he has left behind him in his works a noble emblem of these great qualities: and the reputation which he thus enjoys, and has merited, excites our attention the more, on considering the circumstances under which it was acquired.
Among the writers of the concluding part of 1800s there was none more deserving of our notice than Friedrich Schiller. Distinguished alike for the splendor of his intellectual faculties, on the elevation of his tastes and feelings, he has left behind him in his works a noble emblem of these great qualities: and the reputation which he thus enjoys, and has merited, excites our attention the more, on considering the circumstances under which it was acquired.Hardcover
Published October 1st 1897 by Classic Publishers
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Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher during the Victorian era. He called economics "the dismal science", wrote articles for the Edinburgh Encyclopedia, and became a controversial social commentator.
Coming from a strict Calvinist family, Carlyle was expected by his parents to become a preacher, but while at the University of Edinburgh, he lost his Christian faith. Calvinist values, however, remained with him throughout his life. This combination of a religious temperament with loss of faith in traditional Christianity made Carlyle's work appealing to many Victorians who were grappling with scientific and political changes that threatened the traditional social order.
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