The book examines Schiller's evolution as a dramatist, poet, and thinker, contextualizing his artistic growth within the framework of his life experiences. It delves into the interplay between his personal journey and his literary contributions, offering insights into how his background influenced his work.
Joseph Goebbels (1897-1945) war ein radikaler Antisemit und Gewaltfanatiker, der eine entscheidende Rolle bei den Verbrechen des 'Dritten Reichs' spielte. In dieser Biographie beleuchtet Peter Longerich sowohl Goebbels' politische als auch private Lebensgeschichte und bietet neue Einblicke in die Öffentlichkeit und Herrschaft im Nationalsozialismus. Als zentrale Figur in der nationalsozialistischen Medien- und Kulturpolitik erlangte Goebbels bedeutende Kompetenzen in der zivilen Kriegführung. Er war einer der führenden Nationalsozialisten, die für eine radikalere Politik eintraten. Sein Hauptziel war es, sich als genialen Lenker eines umfassenden Propagandaapparates zu inszenieren, der die totale Übereinstimmung von 'Volk und Führer' herstellen sollte. Longerich entzaubert diesen Mythos und zeigt, wie sehr Goebbels, aufgrund seiner narzisstischen Persönlichkeitsstörung, vom Zuspruch seines 'Führers' abhängig war und wie die von ihm geschaffene propagandistische Scheinwelt zunehmend zur Realität wurde. Am Ende des 'Dritten Reichs' folgte er nicht nur Hitler in den Selbstmord, sondern nahm auch seine Frau Magda und seine sechs Kinder mit in den Tod, was als konsequente Folge seiner über zwei Jahrzehnte gewachsenen totalen Abhängigkeit erscheint.
Friedrich Schiller, the dramatist and poet, greatly influenced the development of aesthetics through his essays. He sums up the eighteenth century while anticipating modern ideas; his notions of the naive and the sentimental, of art as play, and of beauty as semblance, have had a lasting impact on aesthetic speculation.Dr Sharpe's book is the first study devoted to tracing the attempts of successive generations of philosophers and literary critics to expound the works and deal with the problems they present. Surveying Anglo-American as well as German-language criticism, she illuminates the impact of critical and political change on their evaluation.
Friedrich Schiller had a difficult relationship with the theatre world and wrote plays that, though successful on stage, ran counter to contemporary trends. This study sets Schiller in the context of the theatre history of his period by examining the impact on his dramatic production of the circumstances of the two theatres with which he was closely involved, the Mannheim National Theatre and the Weimar Court Theatre, where Goethe was Director. Born in the same year as Schiller, August Wilhelm Iffland was the most prominent actor of his generation and a prolific playwright, whose early career at the Mannheim theatre made him Schiller’s rival. Yet later, as Director of the Berlin National Theatre, Iffland helped create a national repertoire with Schiller’s dramas as its cornerstone. By analysing the theatrical careers of Schiller and Iffland in parallel, this study explores the developing belief in theatre as a cultural institution. It also illuminates the relationship between Schiller and Goethe as theatre practitioners.
Lesley Sharpe assesses Schiller's development as a dramatist, poet and thinker against the background of his life.