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Life of Friedrich Schiller, by Thomas Carlyle
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Title: The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works
Author: Thomas Carlyle
Release Date: October 27, 2007 [EBook #23209]
Language: English
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THOMAS CARLYLE'S
COLLECTED WORKS.
LIBRARY EDITION.
IN THIRTY VOLUMES.
VOL. V.
LIFE OF FRIEDRICH SCHILLER.
LONDON: CHAPMAN AND HALL (LIMITED), 11 HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
[Illustration:
From a Miniature in the Possession of the Hofdame Fräulein von Kalb, in Berlin, taken while Schiller lived with the Körners in Dresden.
London. Chapman & Hall.]
THE
LIFE OF FRIEDRICH SCHILLER
COMPREHENDING
AN EXAMINATION OF HIS WORKS.
BY
THOMAS CARLYLE.
Quique pii vates et Phoebo digna locuti. VIRGIL.
[1825.]
WITH SUPPLEMENT OF 1872.
LONDON: CHAPMAN AND HALL (LIMITED).
CONTENTS.
PAGE
PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION vii
PART I. SCHILLER'S YOUTH. (1759-1784) 1
PART II. FROM HIS SETTLEME