Schiller's Flight from Stuttgart and Stay in Mannheim from 1782-1785

Streicher, Andreas, 1761-1833Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 3.4
Word count
327K words
Chapters
33

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Foreign Language Books Literary Figures Exile ExperienceFate and FortuneSchillerLiterary GiantsEighteenth CenturyGerman Literature

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.Schillers Flucht von Stuttgart und Aufenthalt in Mannheim von 1782-1785Author: Streicher, Andreas, 1761-1833,Language: German, Class: PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures, Release Date: Oct 16, 2015

Editor's review

This is a memoir by Andreas Streicher, Schiller's friend from his youth, recording the pivotal period when Schiller fled Stuttgart for Mannheim in 1782 and devoted himself there to dramatic writing. As an eyewitness account, it offers first-hand material on Schiller's early life, creative environment, and intellectual struggles, and is of irreplaceable documentary value for understanding Schiller's situation after the publication of The Robbers and his creative activities during the Mannheim theatre period. Because it is a German-language original e-book, the language barrier is relatively high, but the text is clear and of moderate length, making it suitable as specialized reading material for Schiller researchers and lovers of German literature. When reading, one may combine it with Schiller's early plays and biographical background, treating it as historical source material rather than a popular biography, and proceed chapter by chapter with notes or a German dictionary to more fully appreciate its dual significance as historical document and literature.

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Reading tips

  1. First learn the basic background of Schiller's The Robbers and the Mannheim theatre, then enter the text.
  2. Read chapter by chapter in chronological order, marking people and places as you go for later verification.
  3. Read in comparison with Schiller's early letters or other biographical materials to discern the subjectivity of the recollections.
  4. When German reading proves difficult, use a dictionary to grasp the general meaning of a passage first, then return for close reading.

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Contents

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FAQ

Was this book written by Schiller himself? No. The author is Andreas Streicher, a schoolmate and friend from Schiller's youth, who recalls as an eyewitness Schiller's flight from Stuttgart and stay in Mannheim between 1782 and 1785; it is reminiscence material left by a contemporary.
What language foundation is needed to read this book? This is the German original, included in Project Gutenberg, and requires some German reading ability. Readers without German can first read a Chinese biography of Schiller as a foundation, then attempt the original with a dictionary, or use it as research reference rather than an introductory reader.
Is this book suitable for reading straight through as a biography of Schiller? Not really. It focuses on the specific period from 1782 to 1785 and is fragmentary recollection from an eyewitness perspective, not a systematic and complete biography. It is recommended as supplementary source material for Schiller studies or German literary history, to be read alongside other biographies and works.

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About the author

Streicher, Andreas, 1761-1833 Author · German · 1761–1833

Andreas Streicher (1761–1833) was a German pianist and piano maker, a friend of the poet Schiller, who later settled in Vienna and ran a piano business. The library holds one work by him, Schillers Flucht von Stuttgart und Aufenthalt in Mannheim von 1782-1785 (Schiller's Flight from Stuttgart and Stay in Mannheim, 1782–1785), which recounts this early period of Schiller's life from the perspective of an eyewitness and has value both as a memoir and as biographical source material. Public information about his life and writing is limited; with only this one work in the library and no clear common classification, any assessment of his style must rest on this memoir, which is plain in language and attentive to factual detail, making it a primary source for the study of Schiller's early years.