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Elementargeister

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Als eine Art Antwort auf das berühmte Deutschland-Buch der Madame de Staël konzipierte Heinrich Heine ein dreiteiliges Projekt über deutsche Literatur (Die romantische Schule, ISBN 978-3-15-009831-8), deutsche Philosophie (Zur Geschichte der Religion und Philosophie in Deutschland, ISBN 978-3-15-002254-2) und über deutsche Mythologie und Volksglauben – dieser dritte Teil erhielt in der selbständigen Publikation in Deutschland den Titel Elementargeister. Heine versucht hier, den interessierten Franzosen deutsche Sagen und Geistergeschichten näherzubringen, von Elfen, Nixen, Zwergen und Teufeln, und schließlich von marmornen Jungfrauen und Frau Venus selbst: das Buch schließt mit Heines Version der Tannhäuser-Sage.

127 pages, Paperback

First published March 28, 2011

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Heinrich Heine

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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.

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