Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805) - German poet, philosopher, art theorist and playwright, professor of history and military doctor, author of "Ode to Joy", a modified version of which became the text of the anthem of the European Union and the famous drama Robbers ”(1781). He went down in the history of world literature as an ardent defender of the human person. - the daughter of a poor, humiliated, dependent court musician Miller. On the side of the courtiers - unlimited power, and Miller and his daughter can oppose it only their decency, honesty, self-esteem and pride of the poor ...
This play is considered the most personal in the author's drama.
The book also includes the ballad "Glove" translated by M. Lermontov-one of the most striking examples of Schiller's lyrics.