The Harz Journey and Selected Prose (Penguin Classics) - Softcover

Heine, Heinrich

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140448500 ISBN 13: 9780140448504

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2006

Synopsis

A poet whose verse inspired music by Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn and Brahms, Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) was in his lifetime equally admired for his elegant prose. This collection charts the development of that prose, beginning with three meditative works from the Travel Pictures, inspired by Heine's journeys as a young man to Lucca, Venice and the Harz Mountains. Exploring the development of spirituality, the later On the History of Religion and Philosophy in Germany spans the earliest religious beliefs of the Germanic people to the philosophy of Hegel, and warns with startling force of the dangers of yielding to 'primeval Germanic paganism'. Finally, the Memoirs consider Heine's Jewish heritage and describe his early childhood. As rich in humour, satire, lyricism and anger as his greatest poems, together the pieces offer a fascinating insight into a brilliant and prophetic mind.

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About the Author:

Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) was one of the most significant German poets.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0140448500
• ISBN 13: 9780140448504
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 360
• Editor: Robertson Ritchie