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100 1 _aBraun, Wilhelm Alfred,
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245 1 0 _aTypes of Weltschmerz in German Poetry
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aColumbia University series of Germanic studies, vol. II, no. II
500 _aRelease date is 2005-12-21
505 0 _aIntroduction -- Hölderlin -- Lenau -- Heine -- Bibliography.
508 _aProduced by David Starner, Ralph Janke and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Types of Weltschmerz in German Poetry" by Wilhelm Alfred Braun is a scholarly examination of the phenomenon known as Weltschmerz, particularly as it manifests in the works of notable German poets. Written in the early 20th century, the book endeavors to define, classify, and analyze various aspects of Weltschmerz, contrasting it with general pessimism. The author focuses on three influential German poets—Hölderlin, Lenau, and Heine—each representing different dimensions of this melancholic sentiment and contributing to an understanding of its literary significance. The opening of the work sets the stage for a detailed exploration of Weltschmerz, describing it as an emotional response to the inherent suffering and evils of existence. Braun distinguishes clearly between Weltschmerz and pessimism, clarifying that the former is a more poetic and emotional state linked to heightened sensitivity and expressive of personal and universal sorrow. He proposes to investigate the selected poets through detailed analyses of their lives and writings, intending to illustrate how each poet embodies distinct types of Weltschmerz—ranging from Hölderlin's idealism to Heine's satiric perspective—and reflects broader psychological and societal conditions of their times. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPessimism
653 _aHeine, Heinrich, 1797-1856
653 _aGerman poetry -- 19th century -- History and criticism
653 _aHölderlin, Friedrich, 1770-1843
653 _aLenau, Nicolaus, 1802-1850
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17364
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