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250th anniversary of the birth of Friedrich Schiller, poet (1759-1805)   
Countries : Germany
Year : 2009
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Johann Christoph Friedrich (later: von) Schiller (1759–1805) was a German poet, philosopher, historian and dramatist. Schiller was a foremost German dramatist and, along with Goethe, a major figure in German literature's Sturm und Drang (Storm and Stress) period. He also wrote poetry and essays, including "Ode to Joy", which was later used by Ludwig van Beethoven in his Ninth Symphony. Influenced by the philosophy of Kant, Schiller developed his aesthetic theories, stressing the sublime and the creative powers of humanity. He wrote several important treatises on aesthetics, foremost among them "On the Aesthetic Education of Man", as much, if not more, of a moral treatise as an aesthetic one.
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