The Harz Journey and Selected Prose (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780140448504)

A poet whose verse inspired music by Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn and Brahms, Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) was in his lifetime equally admired for his elegant prose. This collection charts the development of that prose, beginning with three meditative works from the Travel Pictures, inspired by Heine's journeys as a young man to Lucca, Venice and the Harz Mountains. Exploring the development of spirituality, the later On the History of Religion and Philosophy in Germany spans the earliest religious beliefs of the Germanic people to the philosophy of Hegel, and warns with startling force of the dangers of yielding to 'primeval Germanic paganism'. Finally, the Memoirs consider Heine's Jewish heritage and describe his early childhood. As rich in humour, satire, lyricism and anger as his greatest poems, together the pieces offer a fascinating insight into a brilliant and prophetic mind.

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Author: Heinrich Heine
ISBN-10: 0140448500
ISBN-13: 9780140448504
Publisher: Penguin Group
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2007
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 7.76h x 5.02w x 0.94d

About the Author
Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) was one of the most significant German poets.