TY - BOOK AU - Stöber,August AU - Goethe,Johann Wolfgang von AU - Lenz,Jakob Michael Reinhold AU - Macpherson,James TI - Der Dichter Lenz und Friedericke von Sesenheim: Aus Briefen und gleichzeitigen Quellen; nebst Gedichten und Anderm von Lenz und Göthe AV - PT PY - 2015/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Macpherson, James, 1736-1796 -- Appreciation -- Germany KW - Lenz, Jakob Michael Reinhold, 1751-1792 KW - Brion, Friederike-Elisabeth, 1752-1813 N1 - Release date is 2015-02-03; E-text prepared by Karl Eichwalder, Norbert H. Langkau, Norbert Müller, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com); Original publication data not identified N2 - "Der Dichter Lenz und Friedericke von Sesenheim" by Goethe, Lenz, and Macpherson is a collection of letters and poems, published in the early 19th century. The work revolves around the intense and tumultuous relationship between the poet Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz and his love interest, Friedericke Brion, featuring insights from notable figures like Goethe. It delves into themes of passion, mental anguish, and the complexity of artistic inspiration intertwined with romantic emotions. The opening of the text introduces the context of Lenz's life and his connection to Sesenheim, where he becomes infatuated with Friedericke Brion, the daughter of a local pastor. The narrative vividly captures Lenz's emotional struggles as he oscillates between joy and despair, influenced by his unreciprocated love and eventual descent into madness. As the story begins, it highlights the influence of Goethe on Lenz and the societal expectations of relationships during that period, setting the stage for a poignant exploration of love and genius amid turmoil. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48148 ER -