The complete online text of The Poems of Schiller — Second period by Friedrich Schiller.

A universal genius generally regarded as the greatest German dramatist, Friedrich Schiller dominates a period of German literary history as no one else before or since. Schiller revealed more vividly than any of his predecessors the power of drama and po...

A universal genius generally regarded as the greatest German dramatist, Friedrich Schiller dominates a period of German literary history as no one else before or since. Schiller revealed more vividly than any of his predecessors the power of drama and po...

The German dramatist, poet, and historian Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805) ranks as one of the greatest of German literary figures. He was a founder of modern German literature. Friedrich von Schiller was born at Marbach, Württemb...

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The German poet who penned "Ode to Joy," famously put to music by Ludwig van Beethoven, also wrote an ode of sorts to metalcasting in 1798. "Song of the Bell" is a 29-stanza poem using the bell-making process to describe author Friedrich von...