Poems Of Schiller - 1st Period

Poems of Schiller - 1st Period

by Friedrich Schiller

This collection of poems by Friedrich von Schiller, a prominent figure in German Classicism, showcases his early works written before 1785. Among them is "Semele," a captivating verse drama that retells the classical myth of Semele, a mortal princess who falls in love with the god Zeus. The collection also includes English translations by Edgar A. Bowring and others, making Schiller's powerful and evocative poetry accessible to a wider audience.

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Poetry Mythology Drama

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Mercury Classical Mythology Verse drama German Classical poetry Semele and Zeus Juno

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Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German playwright, poet, and philosopher. During the last seventeen years of his life (1788–1805), Schiller developed a productive, if complicated,...

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