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"Ode to Joy" (German: "An die Freude" [an diː ˈfʁɔʏdə]) is an ode written in the summer of 1785 by German poet, playwright, and historian Friedrich Schiller. It was published the following year in the German magazine Thalia. In 1808, a slightly revised version changed two lines of the first stanza and omitted last stanza.
- Germany
- 1786, 1808
- Ode to Joy
- Thalia
‘Evening’ by Friedrich Schiller is a four- stanza poem that is separated into sets of four lines, or quatrains. The poet has chosen not to unify this piece through the use of a rhyme scheme, but there are a number of instances in which the lines relate to one another through imagery and word choice.
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- This is the revised (and shortened) version of the Schiller poem with 16 stanzas. The original version has 25 stanzas.
Friedrich von Schiller's poetry is characterized by its emotive and evocative nature, capturing the essence of human experiences and emotions with depth and sensitivity, often exploring themes of love, passion, and the human spirit. This is one of his best, and most evokative poems.
In the poem, Schiller describes joy as a divine force that breaks down barriers and fosters a sense of unity among people. He urges his readers to embrace joy's message and to strive to bring happiness to others.
Schiller was a thorough-going Christian, who chose to write 33 stanzas because of their trinitarian significance, and as a direct reference to Dante's Commedia, which is comprised of three poems each of 33 stanzas. This 33rd stanza of Schiller's is Dante-esque in the extreme.
Oct 26, 2006 · Language: English. Character set encoding: ASCII. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK POEMS OF THE SECOND PERIOD *** Produced by Tapio Riikonen and David Widger. SCHILLER'S POEMS. By Friedrich Schiller. POEMS OF THE SECOND PERIOD. CONTENTS. HYMN TO JOY. Joy, thou goddess, fair, immortal, Offspring of Elysium, Mad with rapture, to the portal.
