German Romantic Poets

German Romantic poetry is characterized by its fluidity and form, featuring lyrical poems that inspired famous musical compositions. It explores life's greatest moments and challenges, including love, loss, and death, and showcases admiration for nature, particularly the dramatic forests of Germany. The collection includes famous works by Goethe, Eichendorff, Heine, and Sophie Mereau, Karoline von Günderrode, and Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, recreated in English verse by various poets and scholars.

Format: Hardback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 02 May 2024
Publisher: Everyman

German Romantic poetry is a rich and diverse genre that encompasses both fluidity and form, characterized by its lyrical nature and its ability to inspire musical compositions. This collection showcases the works of German Romantic poets who faced life's greatest moments and challenges, including love, loss, and death, and responded with beautiful and witty creations. Nature, particularly the dramatic forests of Germany, plays a significant role in their work, with characters from myth and folklore, such as Lorelei, the enchantress associated with the River Rhine, appearing frequently. The collection includes popular poems such as Goethe's "Erl King," Eichendorff's "Night of Moon," Heine's "In May, the magic month of May," and works by renowned women writers of the period, including Sophie Mereau, Karoline von Günderrode, and Annette von Droste-Hülshoff. These poems have been skillfully recreated in English verse by a diverse range of poets and scholars, preserving the essence of the original German language and capturing the essence of German Romanticism.

Weight: 230g
Dimension: 165 x 113 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781841598314