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Friedrich Schiller was born on 10 November 1759, in Marbach, Württemberg, as the only son of military doctor Johann Kaspar Schiller (1723–1796) and Elisabetha Dorothea Schiller (1732–1802). They also had five daughters, including Christophine , the eldest.
The Theatre Considered as a Moral Institution (Die Schaubühne als eine moralische Anstalt betrachtet) was an essay delivered by playwright Friedrich Schiller [1] [2] [3] on 26 June 1784 to the Deutschen Gesellschaft society. [4] The essay was later published. In the essay, Schiller asked, "What can a good permanent theatre actually achieve?"
The "Song of the Bell" (German: "Das Lied von der Glocke", also translated as "The Lay of the Bell") is a poem that the German poet Friedrich Schiller published in 1798. It is one of the most famous poems of German literature and with 430 lines one of Schiller's longest.
Wallenstein is the popular designation of a trilogy of dramas by German author Friedrich Schiller. It consists of the plays Wallenstein's Camp (Wallensteins Lager), a lengthy prologue, The Piccolomini (Die Piccolomini), and Wallenstein's Death (Wallensteins Tod).
William Tell (German: Wilhelm Tell, German pronunciation: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈtɛl] ⓘ) is a drama written by Friedrich Schiller in 1804. The story focuses on the legendary Swiss marksman William Tell as part of the greater Swiss struggle for independence from the Habsburg Empire in the early 14th century.
The Robbers (Die Räuber, German pronunciation: [diː ˈʁɔʏbɐ] ⓘ) is the first dramatic play by German playwright Friedrich Schiller.The play was published in 1781 and premiered on 13 January 1782 in Mannheim and was inspired by Leisewitz's earlier play Julius of Taranto.
The Maid of Orleans (German: Die Jungfrau von Orleans, German pronunciation: [diː ˈjʊŋfʁaʊ̯ fɔn ˈɔʁləʔɔ̃ː] ⓘ) is a tragedy by Friedrich Schiller, premiered on 11 September 1801 in Leipzig. During his lifetime, it was one of Schiller's most frequently-performed pieces.
A statue of Friedrich Schiller, sometimes called the Friedrich Schiller Monument, [1] is installed in Chicago's Lincoln Park, in the U.S. state of Illinois. The statue was created by German sculptor Ernst Rau (1839–1875).