Selections From the Correspondence Between Schiller and Goethe

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Excerpt from Selections From the Correspondence Between Schiller and Goethe: Edited With Introduction and NotesFor the student of German literature the Correspondence between Schiller and Goethe possesses a twofold interest it affords the best of all commentaries upon the intellectual life and achievement of Germany in the zenith of her literary greatness, and the letters are in themselves masterpieces of German prose. In fact, German classical prose is seen to more advantage in the correspondence of the period than in the literature itself. In letter writing there is opportunity for a naturalness of diction and a ¿exibility of expression, which are by no means conspicuous in even the best speci mens of German literary prose'. In Schiller's historical and philosophical writings he rarely rises to such mastery of lan guage as in his correspondence with Korner, Goethe and Humboldt, while of Goethe's prowess as a letter writer there is no need to speak. His letters are unique even in an age which was preeminently one of great letter writing.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.