History of the Revolt of the Netherlands — Volume 03

Schiller, Friedrich, 1759-1805Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 3.9
Word count
101K words
Chapters
11

Tags

English Originals World History Historical ReappraisalPolitical StruggleDutch RevoltRise and FallPower GameIndependence MovementDocumentary NarrativeTurbulent EraReligious ConflictEuropean History

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.History of the Revolt of the Netherlands — Volume 03 by Friedrich SchillerAuthor: Schiller, Friedrich, 1759-1805,Language: English, Class: DH: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Release Date: Oct 1, 2004

Editor's review

This is Volume 3 of Schiller's History of the Revolt of the Netherlands, continuing the narrative of the Dutch struggle against Spanish rule from the first two volumes. Positioned in the middle-to-later part of the work, it assumes events and relationships already established earlier; starting here risks losing the thread, and its value emerges only within the whole. Schiller writes as both historian and dramatist, handling political maneuvering, religious conflict, and human fates with tension and clear judgment, suited to readers already committed to the set. As a late-eighteenth-century work, its documentary basis and interpretive framework bear the marks of its time and should not be taken as current research. Dense English sentences and proper names require a chronology and a name reference. Read in sequence with the previous volume, summarize each phase, and note how the author portrays motives—both a strength and a point to examine.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Not a good fit for

Reading tips

  1. Review the events and main figures of the first two volumes before entering this one, to avoid losing the thread.
  2. Keep a map of the Netherlands and a list of key names at hand; consult them when battles, negotiations, and provincial positions arise.
  3. After each phase, summarize in a few sentences what each side sought and gained or lost, to check whether you have kept up.
  4. Mark passages where the author's praise or blame is pronounced, and revisit how judgment and narrative relate after finishing.

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.

Contents

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

FAQ

Can this volume be read on its own? Not really. As Volume 3 of History of the Revolt of the Netherlands, it continues figures and events from the first two volumes; read alone, it lacks background and many references and positions are hard to grasp. Best to proceed in order, or at least learn the main thread of the earlier volumes first.
Which stage of the Dutch Revolt does this volume cover? According to the entry, it is Volume 3 of History of the Revolt of the Netherlands, in the middle-to-later part of the work, continuing the narrative of resistance to Spanish rule. Specific events can only be located accurately in light of the first two volumes; reading this volume alone easily confuses cause and effect.
What kind of reader suits Schiller's style of history? Schiller writes history with a literary hand, emphasizing character, motive, and dramatic turns; the narrative is engaging but judgments are pronounced and rhetoric abundant. It suits readers who enjoy narrative tension and are willing to examine the author's stance; those wanting a neutral, concise compilation of facts may find it uncongenial.
What preparation does the English reading require? This is a public-domain English translation with long sentences and many proper names. Prepare a map, a name reference, and a brief chronology; read for the main clause first and then add modifying elements, and record unfamiliar names as you go. Reading in stages with summaries keeps the thread better than browsing at random.

This site is an index: you start “Search all sources” in your browser, and the entries it lists all point to third-party sites; please judge their availability yourself.

About the author

Schiller, Friedrich, 1759-1805 Author

Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) is a major writer in German literary history, often mentioned alongside Goethe. The collection here contains 60 of his works, covering drama, narrative poetry, and writings on aesthetics, with his plays being especially influential. His representative works include The Robbers, Intrigue and Love, Wallenstein's Death, Mary Stuart, Wilhelm Tell, and The Maid of Orleans. Set mostly against historical and political backgrounds, his plays explore freedom, justice, power, and moral conflict, featuring vivid characters and a language full of passion and tension that combines Enlightenment ideals with the beauty of classical form. Public information is limited, so biographical details are not elaborated here; nevertheless, these works show him as both a representative of Germany's Sturm und Drang movement and a key founder of German classicism, exerting a lasting influence on later European drama and intellectual culture.