Deutschland. Ein Wintermärchen by Heinrich Heine
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"Deutschland. Ein Wintermärchen" by Heinrich Heine is a satirical verse epic written in 1844. The work chronicles Heine's journey from Paris to Hamburg through a Germany he finds stifled by political repression and militarism. Through biting humor and poetic imagery, the exiled poet smuggles his "illegal thoughts" across the border, criticizing reactionary nationalism while advocating for freedom and social progress. His vision of building heaven on earth rather than waiting for the
afterlife made the work so radical that Prussian authorities banned it and issued a warrant for his arrest. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Heine, Heinrich, 1797-1856 |
|---|---|
| Title | Deutschland. Ein Wintermärchen |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany._A_Winter%27s_Tale de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutschland._Ein_Winterm%C3%A4rchen |
| Credits | This eBook was from Project Gutenberg of Germany. Reformatting by Gunther Olesch and Andrew Sly |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | German poetry -- 19th century |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 6079 |
| Release Date | Jul 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Dec 29, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 621 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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