The Works of Frederick Schiller

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The contents list historical works on the Thirty Years War and the Revolt of Netherlands, with each work divided into separately numbered books. The list of plays includes The Robbers, Fiesco and Love and Intrigue, together with The Camp of Wallenstein, Piccolomini and The Death of Wallenstein. The poetry section groups poems by period and lists suppressed poems, while the philosophy section names Aesthetical Essays and Philosophical Letters.

The historical narrative describes an imperial decree placing the Elector and three other princes under the ban of the empire and depriving them of titles and territories. The account criticises the decree as lacking all the formalities that the laws of the Empire required on such occasions.

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Friedrich Schiller

Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805) was a German poet, playwright, and historian, and with Goethe a founder of Weimar classicism. His dramas of freedom and moral struggle, and his Ode to Joy set to music by Beethoven, made him one of the most beloved writers in the German language.