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Gedichte

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Annette von Droste-Hülshoff gehört zu den bedeutendsten Lyrikerinnen der deutschen Literatur. Zu Lebzeiten erschienen nur zwei Gedichtbände: die Sammlung Gedichte im Jahr 1838 (erweiterte Ausgabe 1844) und der Gedichtzyklus Das geistliche Jahr im Jahr 1851; dieser enthält Droste-Hülshoffs religiöse Lyrik, mit der sie die Tradition der religiösen Dichtung des Barock aufnimmt, verbunden mit der eigenen Lebens- und Glaubensproblematik. Mit ihren Naturgedichten, aber auch mit den Geschichts- und Schauerballaden lieferte "die Droste" einen ganz eigenständigen Beitrag zur Literatur der Vormärzzeit. Wie kaum ein anderes lyrisches Werk der deutschen Literatur ist das von Droste-Hülshoff episch geprägt. Die Gedichte erzählen, seien es einfache Vorgänge, Konflikte, Geschichten, seien es innerseelische Prozesse.

Die von Bernd Kortländer neu konzipierte, sorgfältig kommentierte Auswahlausgabe aus Droste-Hülshoffs Lyrik enthält neben Anmerkungen, Literaturhinweisen auch eine Zeittafel und ein Nachwort.

213 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1838

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Annette von Droste-Hülshoff

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Freiin Annette Elisabeth von Droste-Hülshoff was a 19th-century German poet, writer, and composer. Freiin translates from German to English as baroness, and von indicates nobility. She was one of the most important German poets and author of the novella Die Judenbuche.

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December 1, 2025
I really enjoy the atmosphere in Annette von Droste-Hülshoff's poems. There is a gothic vibe to her descriptions of the moors and the heaths of Northern Germany and the diffuse horrors that might (or might not) be around there at night. Her poetry is very rhythmical, pulling you from one line to the next, sucking you into the rural world full of superstition and ancient tales that all become part of the experience. Some of the longer poems even tell some epic tales (but usually with a twist). Yes, the language feels a bit old to modern readers, but that only adds to the otherworldly feeling you get from the poems (it helps that she doesn't reference ancient Greece nearly as much as some other poets around that time did...). There was also a bunch of religious poems that I liked less, even though they gave me more than other religious poetry I read before. There were one or two that touched on broader subjects like death that I enjoyed, but overall religion is not a subject I can connect with well. Still, this was a wonderful collection that I will definitely come back to again.
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September 25, 2015
Wunderbare Gedichte einer Autorin die wieder mehr Beachtung finden sollte. Der weibliche Goethe!
Viel Spaß!
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