Christian Morgenstern’s Followers (28)

Christian Morgenstern

Born

Germany

Genre

Poetry

edit data

Christian Morgenstern (May 6, 1871–March 31, 1914) was a German author and poet.

Morgenstern's poetry, much of which was inspired by English literary nonsense, is immensely popular, even though he enjoyed very little success during his lifetime. He made fun of scholasticism, e.g. literary criticism in "Drei Hasen", grammar in "Der Werwolf", narrow-mindedness in "Der Gaul", and symbolism in "Der Wasseresel". In "Scholastikerprobleme" he discussed how many angels could sit on a needle. Still many Germans know some of his poems and quotations by heart, e.g. the following line from "The Impossible Fact" ("Die unmögliche Tatsache", 1910):

For, he reasons pointedly / That which must not, can not be. (German: "Weil, so schließt er messerscharf / Nic ...more

Combine Editions
Christian Morgenstern’s books

Average rating: 3.97 · 920 ratings · 98 reviews · 421 distinct works • Similar authors

	Songs from the Gallows: Galgenlieder by Christian Morgenstern, Walter Arndt (Translator) 4.08 avg rating — 434 ratings — published 1905 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kindergedichte und Galgenlieder by Christian Morgenstern, Lisbeth Zwerger, Ernst van Altena (Translator) 4.24 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1992 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Land of Punctuation by Christian Morgenstern, Rathna Ramanathan (Illustrator), Sirish Rao (Translator) 4.13 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2009 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Palmström - Palma Kunkel 4.36 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1961 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gesammelte Werke in einem Band 4.07 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1981 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Land of Punctuation by Christian Morgenstern, Rathna Ramanathan (Designer), Sirish Rao (Translator) 4.38 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	سماء وأرض by Christian Morgenstern, فاضل العزاوي (المترجم) 2.14 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1996	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beránek měsíc 4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1953 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gedichte, Verse, Sprüche 3.94 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1993 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	77 šibenic really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Christian Morgenstern…

Quotes by Christian Morgenstern (?)

“Home is not where you live but where they understand you.”
― Christian Morgenstern

38 likes

“If modern civilised man had to keep the animals he eats, the number of vegetarians would rise astronomically.”
― Christian Morgenstern

tags: animal-cruelty, animal-rights, vegan, vegetarian

17 likes

“Schön eigentlich alles, was man mit Liebe betrachtet. (Sebenarnya segalanya itu indah, selama manusia melihatnya dengan cinta).”
― Christian Morgenstern

tags: inspirational

13 likes

See all Christian Morgenstern's quotes »

Is this you? Let us know. If not, help out and invite Christian to Goodreads.