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Heinrich Heine


Born
in Düsseldorf, Germany
December 13, 1797

Died
February 17, 1856

Genre
Poetry, Memoir


Christian Johann Heinrich Heine was one of the most significant German poets of the 19th century. He was also a journalist, essayist, and literary critic. He is best known outside Germany for his early lyric poetry, which was set to music in the form of Lieder (art songs) by composers such as Robert Schumann and Franz Schubert. Heine's later verse and prose is distinguished by its satirical wit and irony. His radical political views led to many of his works being banned by German authorities. Heine spent the last 25 years of his life as an expatriate in Paris. ...more

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Average rating: 3.83 · 8,830 ratings · 641 reviews · 3,121 distinct works • Similar authors
Deutschland. Ein Wintermärchen
3.85 avg rating — 3,700 ratings — published 1844 — 216 editions
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Poems of Heinrich Heine
4.11 avg rating — 606 ratings — published 1821 — 137 editions
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Die Harzreise
3.67 avg rating — 660 ratings — published 1826 — 281 editions
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Das Buch der Lieder
4.18 avg rating — 578 ratings — published 1827 — 376 editions
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Zur Geschichte der Religion...
4.24 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 1835 — 131 editions
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Florentinische Nächte.
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3.66 avg rating — 180 ratings — published 1836 — 37 editions
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Der Rabbi von Bacherach: Ei...
3.44 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 1840 — 49 editions
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Atta Troll: A Midsummer Nig...
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3.83 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 1843 — 79 editions
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Songs of Love and Grief: A ...
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4.06 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 1995 — 4 editions
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Gli dèi in esilio
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3.56 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 1853 — 27 editions
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“Where words leave off, music begins.”
― Heinrich Heine
tags: music, power-of-music
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“We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged”
― Heinrich Heine
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“Where they have burned books, they will end in burning human beings.”
― Heinrich Heine
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