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Der Taucher

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29 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1797

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Friedrich Schiller

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People 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.

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Im Rahmen meiner Klassiker-Challenge habe ich mich an drei der bekanntesten Balladen Friedrich Schillers gewagt: "Der Taucher", "Die Bürgschaft" und "Der Handschuh". Schiller, einer der größten Dichter der Weimarer Klassik, war nicht nur für seine Dramen bekannt, sondern ist mir auch mit zahlreichen Balladen während der Schulzeit und auch später über den Weg gelaufen. Während ich "Die Bürgschaft" bereits in der fünften Klasse auswendig lernen musste und bis heute die ersten sechs Strophen vorsagen kann, habe ich "Der Taucher" und "Der Handschuh" zum ersten Mal gelesen.

Schillers Balladen sind oft dramatisch zugespitzt, beruhen auf Sagen und behandeln Themen wie Treue, Mut, Hochmut und Gerechtigkeit. "Der Taucher" erzählt von der tödlichen Herausforderung eines jungen Mannes und belehrt über Hybris und das Spiel mit der Gefahr, "Die Bürgschaft" von einer außergewöhnlichen Freundschaft die das Herz eines kalten Tyrannen erwärmt und "Der Handschuh" von Arroganz und Ehre. Alle drei Balladen haben mich auf ihre Weise fasziniert und weitaus mehr abholen können, als ich dies erwartet hätte. Schillers eindringlich akkurate Sprache, die Pointen und Kommentare zu zeitlosen menschlichen Konflikten machen die Balladen zweifellos zu einem wichtigen Teil der deutschen Literaturgeschichte, den man - besonders aufgrund ihrer Kürze - definitiv nicht verpassen sollte.
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