Joseph von Eichendorff
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Joseph von Eichendorff was a German poet and novelist who lived from 1788 to 1857 and is remembered as an important figure in Romantic literature. His works, which often celebrated nature and explored themes of wanderlust and longing, became influential in shaping German Romantic poetry and continue to be widely read and studied today.
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- Born
- 10 March 1788
- Died
- 26 November 1857
- Works
- 285
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Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff (10 March 1788 – 26 November 1857) was a German poet and novelist of the later German romantic school. Eichendorff is regarded as one of the most important German Romantics and his works have sustained high popularity in Germany from production to the present day. Eichendorff's poetry has been set by many composers, including Schumann, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Hugo Wolf, Richard Strauss, Friedrich Nietzsche, Hans Pfitzner, and Alexander Zemlinsky. <a href="https://
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Joseph von Eichendorff as a young man Eichendorff, etching by Franz Kugler, 1832 Eichendorff's birthplace, Lubowitz Castle, Ratibor (photo from 1939). It was destroyed in March 1945 during the Upper Silesian Offensive. The territory was awarded to Poland after World War II. The remains of Lubowitz Castle, Racibórz (Poland), 2008. Note Eichendorff's portrait on the wall. The German inscription (Keinen Dichter noch ließ seine Heimat los) translates to "No poet's homeland has ever relinquished its hold on him", a quote from his novel Dichter und ihre Gesellen. Matthias Claudius' works, vol. 1 Heidelberg Castle by Carl Blechen, 1829
Joseph Karl Benedikt Freiherr von Eichendorff ( German: [fɔn ˈaɪçn̩dɔʁf]; 10 March 1788 – 26 November 1857) was a German poet, novelist, playwright, literary critic, translator, and anthologist. Eichendorff was one of the major writers and critics of Romanticism. Ever since their publication and up to the present day, some of his works have been very popular in German-speaking Europe.