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The Minor Poems of Schiller, of the Second and Third Periods, With a Few of Those of Earlier Date: Translated for the Most Part Into the Same Metres With the Original
Excerpt from The Minor Poems of Schiller, of the Second and Third Periods, With a Few of Those of Earlier Date: Translated for the Most Part Into the Same Metres With the Original
Us those old classical metres especially the hexa meter and pentameter, it is impossible to deny that no such attempt has hitherto proved successful, to the extent of rendering them in any degree popular or attractive. I have accordingly, only in a few instances, ventured on the apparently hopeless experiment -conscious, nevertheless, that in abandoning it, I have sacrificed an object of possibly greater importance - that of exhibiting my Author in the dress which he has himself as sumed as most suitable to the sentiments he wished to convey. For, whatever may be alleged as to the impracticability of framing verses by rules of quantity, which do not exist in the language to which it is sought to apply them, it cannot be denied that the Germans have succeeded in intro ducing a species of rhythm, founded on these classical metres, which has become very popular among them; nor with all the attention I can give to the subject, have I been able to detect any such fundamental difference in the construction of our English idiom from that of its Teutonic sister, as should render it unfit for being the vehicle of simi lar musical impressions. I feel myself therefore driven to the conclusion that some other cause must be discovered for the want of success which.
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Us those old classical metres especially the hexa meter and pentameter, it is impossible to deny that no such attempt has hitherto proved successful, to the extent of rendering them in any degree popular or attractive. I have accordingly, only in a few instances, ventured on the apparently hopeless experiment -conscious, nevertheless, that in abandoning it, I have sacrificed an object of possibly greater importance - that of exhibiting my Author in the dress which he has himself as sumed as most suitable to the sentiments he wished to convey. For, whatever may be alleged as to the impracticability of framing verses by rules of quantity, which do not exist in the language to which it is sought to apply them, it cannot be denied that the Germans have succeeded in intro ducing a species of rhythm, founded on these classical metres, which has become very popular among them; nor with all the attention I can give to the subject, have I been able to detect any such fundamental difference in the construction of our English idiom from that of its Teutonic sister, as should render it unfit for being the vehicle of simi lar musical impressions. I feel myself therefore driven to the conclusion that some other cause must be discovered for the want of success which.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This 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.
440 pages, Hardcover
Published January 22, 2018
About the author
Friedrich Schiller
5,321 books846 followersPeople best know long didactic poems and historical plays, such as
Don Carlos
(1787) and
William Tell
(1804), of leading romanticist German poet, dramatist, and historian Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller.
This philosopher and dramatist struck up a productive if complicated friendship with already famous and influential Johann Wolfgang von Goethe during the last eighteen years of his life and encouraged Goethe to finish works that he left merely as sketches; they greatly discussed issues concerning aesthetics and thus gave way to a period, now referred to as classicism of Weimar. They also worked together on Die Xenien ( The Xenies ), a collection of short but harsh satires that verbally attacked perceived enemies of their aesthetic agenda.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedri...
This philosopher and dramatist struck up a productive if complicated friendship with already famous and influential Johann Wolfgang von Goethe during the last eighteen years of his life and encouraged Goethe to finish works that he left merely as sketches; they greatly discussed issues concerning aesthetics and thus gave way to a period, now referred to as classicism of Weimar. They also worked together on Die Xenien ( The Xenies ), a collection of short but harsh satires that verbally attacked perceived enemies of their aesthetic agenda.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedri...
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