Heinrich Heine
German Romantic poet and journalist whose Buch der Lieder was set to music by Schubert, Schumann, and Brahms among others. His sardonic wit and political exile make him a transitional figure between Romanticism and modernity.
Works
- Buch der LiederRomantic love songs exploring passion, longing, and heartache
- RomanzeroLate poetry collection of satirical and mystical ballads
- Deutschland Ein WintermarchenPolitical verse tale of Germany's winter of discontent and satire
- Atta TrollGrotesque comic poem of a bear's adventures and social critique
- Neue GedichteNew poems exploring love, loss, and philosophical contemplation