Schiller's "On grace and dignity" in its cultural context

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"Friedrich Schiller is not only one of the leading German poets and dramatists of the Classical era but also an inspiring philosopher. His essay "Uber Anmut und Wurde" (On Grace and Dignity, 1793) marks a radical break with Enlightenment thinking and its morally prescriptive agenda." "This is the first English scholarly edition of this pivotal essay, accompanied not only by the original German text of the essay but also by the first comprehensive commentary on it. The essays focus on various facets of Schiller's essay and its socio-historical and philosophical context. Schiller's analysis is examined in the light of the thematic context of his plays as well as its surviving influence into the twentieth century."--BOOK JACKET