Friedrich von Schiller, German playwright, poet and philosopher, was born Nov. 10, 1759 (d. 1805).
Schiller was an aesthete who saw a great transformative potential in the pursuit of beauty in the arts. His utopia was one driven by the desire to play, which he saw as a fundamental motivation for human action. Schiller is best remembered today as the author of An die Freude (Ode to Joy) which Beethoven set to music for the finale of his 9th Symphony…
“Rarely do we arrive at the summit of truth without running into extremes.” — Schiller - from the Prefatory Remarks to The Philosophical Letters
Ill.: Jagemann - Schiller on his Deathbed, 1805 - chalk drawing
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