Friedrich Holderlin
German Romantic poet whose hymns and elegies attained a sublime classicism rare in any language. He spent the last 36 years of his life in mental illness, but his late work particularly influenced Heidegger.
Works
- HyperionPhilosophical novel in letters on beauty and human idealism
- GedichteLyric poetry of a Romantic visionary exploring transcendence
- HymnsSacred verses celebrating divine beauty and spiritual yearning
- ElegiesElegies mourning loss and celebrating friendship and nature
- OdesOdes of classical form exploring beauty, virtue, and mortality