| Author |
Döring, Heinrich, 1789-1862 |
| Title |
Friedrich v. Schiller's Biographie
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 68.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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| Credits |
Produced by The PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team
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| Summary |
"Friedrich v. Schiller's Biographie" by Heinrich Döring is a biographical account written in the early 19th century that delves into the life of the renowned German playwright and poet Friedrich Schiller. The text provides an in-depth exploration of Schiller's early years, including his family background, formative experiences, and initial influences that shaped his literary career, emphasizing his struggle for artistic freedom amid restrictive societal circumstances. The opening of the biography outlines Schiller's birth and early life in Marbach, detailing the supportive yet modest environment of his upbringing and the contrasting characters of his parents. It introduces his father's military background and his mother's nurturing personality, which played pivotal roles in Schiller's intellectual growth. The narrative highlights Schiller's early love for literature, especially his fascination with religious texts and theater, foreshadowing his eventual path toward becoming a significant figure in German literature. As the narrative progresses, it hints at the challenges and inner conflicts Schiller faced during his education, against a backdrop of strict institutional discipline, laying the groundwork for his later works that often grappled with themes of freedom and individualism. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
German |
| LoC Class |
CT: History: Biography
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| LoC Class |
PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
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| Subject |
Authors, German -- 18th century -- Biography
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| Subject |
Schiller, Friedrich, 1759-1805
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
14997 |
| Release Date |
Feb 9, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Dec 19, 2020 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads |
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