Heinrich Heine

Heinrich Heine
Heinrich Heine (1797–1856) was a prominent German poet, essayist, and literary critic, known for his sharp wit and lyrical mastery. His works, such as "Buch der Lieder" (Book of Songs), combined romanticism with ironic commentary on contemporary society. Heine is also remembered for his political writings, including "Deutschland. Ein Wintermärchen" (Germany. A Winter's Tale), which critiqued German politics and culture. Due to his controversial views, many of his works were banned in Germany, and he spent the latter part of his life in Paris.

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HE who has visited the idyllic isle of Corfu must have seen, gleaming white amidst its surroundings of dark green under a sky of the deepest blue, the Greek villa which was erected there by Elizabeth, Empress of Austria. It is called the Achilleion. In its garden there is a small classic temple in which the Empress caused to be placed a marble statue of her most beloved of poets, Heinrich Heine. The... more...

HEINRICH HEINE. (BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.) Harry Heine, as he was originally named, was born in Düsseldorf on the Rhine, December 13th, 1799. His father was a well-to-do Jewish merchant; and his mother, the daughter of the famous physician and Aulic Counlor Von Geldern, was, according to her son, a "femme distinguée." His early childhood fell in the days of the occupation of Düsseldorf by the... more...