Aesthetical Essays Friedrich Schiller - "Aesthetical and Philosophical Essays", is fantastic collection of essays, it will appeal to those with an interest in aesthetics and philosophy, and constitutes a must-have for fans and collectors of Schillers seminal work. The essays contained herein include: The Moral Utility of Aesthetic Manners, On the Sublime, The Pathetic, On Grace and Dignity, On Dignity, Limitations in the Use of Beauty of Form, The Vulgar and Low Elements in Works of Art, Reflections on Different Questions of Aesthetics, etcetera. Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805) was an influential German philosopher, poet, historian, and playwright.