Newton in the poetry of Friedrich Schiller

This article attempts to explain the peculiar role of Isaac Newton in the poetry of Friedrich Schiller. I show that Newtonian ideas appear from the earliest poems in Anthologie auf das Jahr 1782 wherein gravity is used mainly as a metaphor for love. Newton is made a culprit, in Schiller's cosmo...

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Published inOrbis litterarum
Main Author Sieling, Villads Wjac
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 05.11.2024
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