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Tensions between Catholic and Protestant factions of the Roman Empire erupted into what became know as the Thirty Years' War in 1618. German poet, historian, philosopher and dramatist Friedrich Schiller writes about the effect this war had on the territories in which it was fought, most of which became modern-day Germany. Schiller wrote this history in part as a consequence of his interest in the freedom of man.

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The present is the only collected edition of the principal works of Schiller which is accessible to English readers.

Friedrich Schiller was a famous German playwright, born in 1759 in the little duchy of Wurttemberg, Germany. Friedrich von Schiller was the son of an army officer. Although the young boy disliked the strict regimentation of his father's chosen profession, he was forced by the Duke of Wurttemberg to enter a military academy. Trapped and overcome with depression, Schiller began to compose morbid poetry. He found some comfort in these literary diversions, but after composing his first play - The Robbers (1782) -Schiller's writing was discovered by his superiors, and he was forbidden to write. The young dramatist quickly determined to desert the army and flee to Mannheim where he lived under an assumed name and made his living as a court playwright and stage manager. During this period, he penned such plays as Fiesko (1783), Intrigue and Love (1784) and Don Carlos (1787). Between 1787 and 1798, Schiller wrote no plays, instead devoting himself to historical studies - The Revolt of the Netherlands and A History of the Thirty Years War - that won him fame as a historian. In 1794, however, Schiller established a close friendship with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Under Goethe's influence, Schiller soon returned his attentions to the craft of playwriting and, during the period that followed, composed his most mature dramas including Wallenstein's Camp (1798), The Piccolomini (1799), Wallenstein's Death (1799), Mary Stuart (1800), The Maid of Orleans (1801), and William Tell (1804.) In 1799, he took up residence in Weimar where he and Goethe collaborated to make the Weimar Theatre one of the most prestigious theatrical houses in Germany. On May 9, 1805, Friedrich Schiller died of tuberculosis. He was only forty-six years old. His plays, however, along with those of Goethe, had established a theatrical renaissance in Germany, which would become known as "Weimar Classicism." For more than a century after his death, Schiller remained the favorite playwright of the German people.

From the beginning of the religious wars in Germany, to the peace of Munster, scarcely any thing great or remarkable occurred in the political world of Europe in which the Reformation had not an important share. All the events of this period, if they did not originate in, soon became mixed up with, the question of religion, and no state was either too great or too little to feel directly or indirectly more or less of its influence.

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805) was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and dramatist. Schiller wrote many philosophical papers on ethics and aesthetics. He developed the concept of the Schone Seele (beautiful soul), a human being whose emotions have been educated by his reason, so that Pflicht und Neigung (duty and inclination) are no longer in conflict with one another; thus "beauty," for Schiller, is not merely a sensual experience, but a moral one as well: the Good is the Beautiful. His philosophical work was also particularly concerned with the question of human freedom, a preoccupation which also guided his historical researches. Schiller is considered by most Germans to be Germanys most important classical playwright. Critics have noted his innovative use of dramatic structure and his creation of new forms, such as the melodrama and the bourgeois tragedy. Amongst his famous works are Love and Intrigue (1784), Don Carlos (1787), The Minister (1796), The Death of Wallenstein (1799), The Piccolomini (1800) and Mary Stuart (1800).

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This collection of important works Friedrich von Schiller was originally published in 1828 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. This book is the best collected edition of the important works of Schiller which is accessible to readers in the English language. Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was born in Marbach, Germany in 1759. When he was thirteen, he entered the military academy Karlsschule, where he studied law and medicine. At 21, he was appointed to a Stuttgart regiment, but by this point writing was his real passion, and took up almost all of his free time. Schiller was not less efficiently qualified by nature for an historian than for a dramatist. He was formed to excel in all departments of literature, and the admirable lucidity of style and soundness and impartiality of judgment displayed in his historical writings will not easily be surpassed, and will always recommend them as popular expositions of the periods of which they treat.

Friedrich Schiller is one of Germany's most influential writers. A playwright, dramatist, historian, and poet, Schiller's work has been seminal for over 200 years.

The Thirty Years War: Friedrich Schiller's classic history of the savage war of religion that devastated Germany and tore apart the Holy Roman Empire and the Catholic Church during the years 1618 to 1648. It was the time of Gustavus Adolphus, the Hapsburg Emperor Ferdinand II, Cardinal Richelieu, Albrecht von Wallenstein, terrible battles, starvation, social collapse, and intolerable suffering.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Friedrich Schillers Beschreibung des Drei igj hrigen Krieges, Nachdruck des Originals von 1824.

Friedrich Schiller: Die Geschichte des Dreißigjährigen Krieges Edition Holzinger. Taschenbuch Berliner Ausgabe, 2016, 4. Auflage Durchgesehener Neusatz bearbeitet und eingerichtet von Michael Holzinger Erstdruck 1792. Herausgeber der Reihe: Michael Holzinger Reihengestaltung: Viktor Harvion Umschlaggestaltung unter Verwendung des Bildes: Friedrich Schiller (Pastell von Frenzel nach dem Gemälde von Ludovike Simanowitz, 1793) Gesetzt aus der Minion Pro, 11 pt.

Friedrich Schiller (1759-11805) war ein deutscher Dichter, Philosoph und Historiker. Er gilt als einer der bedeutendsten deutschsprachigen Dramatiker und Lyriker. Schiller geh rt mit Wieland, Goethe und Herder zum Viergestirn der Weimarer Klassik. Schillers Besch ftigung mit Geschichte ist von der Aneignung und Weiterentwicklung des Spektrums der universalhistorischen Ideen der Aufkl rung gekennzeichnet. Die sthetisierung der Geschichte als Wissenschaft, die anthropologische Wende und die Hervorhebung des Menschen als Objekt der Geschichte, die Begr ndung der erzieherischen Funktion der Geschichte sowie die Proklamation der Methode der historischen Analogie dienten als Schl sselelemente nicht nur f r die weitere Entwicklung des historischen Denkens von Schiller in sein historisches Werk ''Geschichte des drei igj hrigen Krieges'', sondern auch f r die Entstehung seines klassischen Geschichtsdramas. Der Drei igj hrige Krieg von 1618 bis 1648 war ein Konflikt um die Hegemonie im Heiligen R mischen Reich Deutscher Nation und in Europa und zugleich ein Religionskrieg. In ihm entluden sich auf europ ischer Ebene der habsburgisch-franz sische Gegensatz und auf Reichsebene derjenige zwischen Kaiser und Katholischer Liga einerseits und Protestantischer Union andererseits. Gemeinsam mit ihren jeweiligen Verb ndeten im Reich trugen die habsburgischen M chte sterreich und Spanien ihre dynastischen Interessenkonflikte mit Frankreich, den Niederlanden, D nemark und Schweden aus. Infolgedessen verbanden sich eine Reihe weiterer Konflikte mit dem Drei igj hrigen Krieg: der Achtzigj hrige Krieg (1568-1648) zwischen den Niederlanden und Spanien, der Franz sisch-Spanische Krieg (1635-1659) und der Torstenssonkrieg (1643-1645) zwischen Schweden und D nemark.

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