Vor Der Klassik

At no other time has the role of art been subjected to such intense reflection as in the period of radical upheaval around 1800. Following on from the French Revolution, aesthetics became an important field of reference for political, social and philosophical debates. In this context, Friedrich Schiller plays an important role. This volume attempts to derive central themes in Schiller's 'classic' aesthetics from his early articles on philosophy, anthropology and poetry.