Hermann ja Dorothea by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Hermann and Dorothea is an epic poem, an idyll, written by German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe between 1796 and 1797, and was to some extent suggested by Johann Heinrich Voss's Luise, an idyll in hexameters, which was first published in 1782–1784. Goethe's work is set around 1792 at the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars, when French forces under General Custine invaded and briefly occupied parts of the Palatinate. The hexameters
of the nine cantos are at times irregular. With the poem as his source, Robert Schumann composed an overture in B minor entitled Hermann and Dorothea, his Op. 136. The overture dates from 1851. (This summary is from Wikipedia.)
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| Author | Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Manninen, Otto, 1872-1950 |
| Uniform Title | Hermann und Dorothea. Finnish |
| Title | Hermann ja Dorothea |
| Original Publication | Helsinki: Otava, 1929. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_and_Dorothea |
| Credits | Tapio Riikonen |
| Summary |
Hermann and Dorothea is an epic poem, an idyll, written by German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe between 1796 and 1797, and was to some extent suggested by Johann Heinrich Voss's Luise, an idyll in hexameters, which was first published in 1782–1784. Goethe's work is set around 1792 at the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars, when French forces under General Custine invaded and briefly occupied parts of the Palatinate. The hexameters of the nine cantos are at times irregular. With the poem as his source, Robert Schumann composed an overture in B minor entitled Hermann and Dorothea, his Op. 136. The overture dates from 1851. (This summary is from Wikipedia.) |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Epic poetry, German |
| Subject | Love poetry, German |
| Subject | German poetry -- Translations into Finnish |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 77913 |
| Release Date | Feb 11, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 152 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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