Friedrich Schiller

The History of the Thirty Years' War in Germany. Translated by J. M. Duncan Friedrich Schiller

Publisher Marketing: Title: The History of the Thirty Years' War in Germany. Translated by J. M. Duncan. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The HISTORY OF EUROPE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection includes works chronicling the development of Western civilisation to the modern age. Highlights include the development of language, political and educational systems, philosophy, science, and the arts. The selection documents periods of civil war, migration, shifts in power, Muslim expansion into Central Europe, complex feudal loyalties, the aristocracy of new nations, and European expansion into the New World. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Schiller, Friedrich; Duncan, James Marriott; 1828. 2 vol.; 8 . 1054.g.8. Contributor Bio:  Schiller, Friedrich Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805) was a German playwright and historian, widely regarded as the national dramatist of Germany and second only to Goethe in importance. Towards the end of his life, he struck up a tempestuous yet productive friendship with Goethe, and together they founded the Weimar Theatre, which went on to become the leading theatre in Germany. Practically and artistically, their collaboration lead to a renaissance of German drama. His best-known plays include" The Robbers", "William Tell", "The Wallenstein Trilogy" and "Mary Stuart".