Friedrich schiller biography stichpunkte
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Family
Son: Schiller, Ernst von
Daughter: Junot-Schiller, Karoline
Son: Schiller, Karl, Freiherr von
Wife: Lengefeld, Charlotte von (1790-1805, Jena, Th�ringen: Schillerkirche, Wenigenjena)
Related persons
met Bode, Johann Joachim Christoph
had work illustrated by Chodowiecki, Daniel
met Constant dem Rebecque, Benjamin
cooperated with Dalberg, Wolfgang Heribert von
was a friend of Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
visited Herz, Henriette
was a friend of H�lderlin, Friedrich
had as physician Hufeland, Christoph Wilhelm
knew Iffland, August Wilhelm
was drawn by Jagemann, Ferdinand Karl Christian
was a friend of Kalb, Charlotte von
met Kleist, Heinrich von
was painted by K�gelgen, Gerhard von
met Robinson, Henry Crabb
had work translated bygd Sabatier, Fran�ois
was a friend of Schr�ter, Corona
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Humanism and the Anthropological Tradition
1It must be one of the oldest clichés about Schiller’s philosophy that it is a form of “humanism”. But what, exactly, is meant by this term? It is tempting to answer—because the term is so vague—nothing much, or indeed nothing at all. Since Schiller himself did not use the term, it is plain that we are dealing here with a term of art. It has been scholars who, for one reason or another, characterize Schiller’s philosophy as “humanism”. Among them, though, there is no consensus about what the term means.
2Although the term “humanism” currently has no definite meaning in Schiller scholarship, it seems to me that it can, and should, be given one. We can give the term such a meaning if we only return to Schiller’s early intellectual context, which is the tradition of philosophical anthropology of the Karlschule.1
3The more closely we examine Schiller’s early philosophical anthropology, the more we are struck by its richness and complex
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Joan of Arc in G.B. Shaw´s "Saint Joan" and Friedrich Schiller´s "The Maid of Orleans"
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- INTRODUCTION
- JOAN OF ARC, THE HISTORICAL FIGURE
- BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF SHAW AND SCHILLER
- George Bernard Shaw
- Friedrich Schiller
- SUMMARY OF THE TWO PLOTS
- G.B. Shaw's „Saint Joan“
- Friedrich Schiller´s „The Maid of Orleans“
- ANALYSIS
- Joan's outward appearance
- Joan's voices and visions
- Joan's mission
- Joan's downfall
- SHAW'S BASIC IDEAS AND HIS CRITICISM ON SCHILLER'S PLAY
- CONCLUSION
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This essay aims to analyze George Bernard Shaw's portrayal of Joan of Arc in "Saint Joan" and compare it to Friedrich Schiller's depiction in "The Maid of Orleans." The essay explores how each playwright uses the historical figure to express their own views on themes such as nationalism, religion, and the individual's relationship to society. The comparison also considers the influen