Schiller

1788 · réf. 6604 — Leipzig: Siegfried Lebrecht Crusius 1788. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo 160 x 94 mm.6 274pp. 6 ads. Late-19th-century half calf and marbled paper over boards spine gilt lettered monogram: "E.M." at foot of spine marbled endpapers; light occasional spots; lightly rubbed. This copy bound by W. Collin of Berlin for well-known Goethe collector Ernst Magnus his pictorial bookplate on front pastedown. First Edition. A second edition did not appear. Schillerís work on the most remarkable histories and conspiracies in Europe including an section on the Italian Governmentís ìPazzi Conspiracyî of the 15th century. During the last seventeen years of his life 1788-1805 Schiller struck up a friendship with already famous and influential Goethe. They frequently discussed issues concerning new standards literature and art in Germany. This relationship and these discussions led to a period now referred to as Weimar Classicism. This alliance which began the year of this publication lasted until Schillerís early death in 1805 and it came to form a part of the foundation of 19th-century Germanyís understanding of itself as a culture and after Bismarckís unification of Germany as a nation. Siegfried Lebrecht Crusius hardcover