Friedrich Schiller

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Friedrich Schiller

1759–1805

A bold voice of German literature, Friedrich Schiller fused gripping drama with big questions about freedom, morality, history, and art. His work helped shape the intellectual and theatrical culture of Weimar’s golden age.

64 Audiobooks

The Robbers

The Robbers

by Friedrich Schiller

Die Braut von Messina

Die Braut von Messina

by Friedrich Schiller

Wallenstein's Camp: A Play

Wallenstein's Camp: A Play

by Friedrich Schiller

Wallensteins Lager

Wallensteins Lager

by Friedrich Schiller

Wilhelm Tell

Wilhelm Tell

by Friedrich Schiller

Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and Italian

Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and Italian

by Michel de Montaigne, Immanuel Kant, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Giuseppe Mazzini, Ernest Renan, Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, Friedrich Schiller

Die Piccolomini

Die Piccolomini

by Friedrich Schiller

Love and Intrigue: A Tragedy

Love and Intrigue: A Tragedy

by Friedrich Schiller

Die Räuber: Ein Schauspiel

Die Räuber: Ein Schauspiel

by Friedrich Schiller

Die Huldigung der Künste

Die Huldigung der Künste

by Friedrich Schiller

Turandot, Prinzessin von China

Turandot, Prinzessin von China

by Friedrich Schiller

Wallensteins Tod

Wallensteins Tod

by Friedrich Schiller

The Thirty Years War — Complete

The Thirty Years War — Complete

by Friedrich Schiller

Mary Stuart: A Tragedy

Mary Stuart: A Tragedy

by Friedrich Schiller

Demetrius: A Play

Demetrius: A Play

by Friedrich Schiller

The Maid of Orleans: A Tragedy

The Maid of Orleans: A Tragedy

by Friedrich Schiller

Don Carlos: A Play

Don Carlos: A Play

by Friedrich Schiller

Einige Gedichte

Einige Gedichte

by Friedrich Schiller

The Death of Wallenstein

The Death of Wallenstein

by Friedrich Schiller

The Piccolomini: A Play

The Piccolomini: A Play

by Friedrich Schiller

La Rabistoj: Dramo en kvin aktoj

La Rabistoj: Dramo en kvin aktoj

by Friedrich Schiller

Die Jungfrau von Orleans

Die Jungfrau von Orleans

by Friedrich Schiller

Wilhelm Tell

Wilhelm Tell

by Friedrich Schiller

The Works of Frederick Schiller

The Works of Frederick Schiller

by Friedrich Schiller

Liukas-kielinen: Komedia viidessä näytöksessä

Liukas-kielinen: Komedia viidessä näytöksessä

by Friedrich Schiller, L.-B. (Louis-Benoît) Picard

Turandot: The Chinese Sphinx

Turandot: The Chinese Sphinx

by Friedrich Schiller

Goethe and Schiller's Xenions

Goethe and Schiller's Xenions

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Schiller

Wilhelm Tell : Ein Schauspiel

Wilhelm Tell : Ein Schauspiel

by Friedrich Schiller

About the author

Born in Marbach, Württemberg, in 1759, Schiller trained at Karl Eugen, Duke of Württemberg’s military academy before emerging as a poet and dramatist. His early play The Robbers brought him fame, while later works such as Don Carlos and Wallenstein established him as one of Germany’s leading writers.

Schiller was also a historian and philosopher. He became professor of history at the University of Jena in 1789, where he lectured on history and aesthetics and developed influential ideas about the moral and humanizing power of art. He later lived in Weimar, remaining there until his death from tuberculosis in 1805.