Poems

Name: Poems
Author: Hugo von Hofmannsthal

by Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Early lyric poems on beauty, love, and aesthetic experience

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Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Austrian poet and playwright who began publishing brilliant verse dramas as a teenager and later collaborated with Richard Strauss. His Lord Chandos Letter is a foundational text of modern literary crisis.

More by Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Der Tod des TizianOne-act play depicting Venice at sunset and an artist's mortality
JedermannMorality play on mortality, divine judgment, and human transience
Der RosenkavalierOperatic comedy of aristocratic seduction and romantic intrigue in Vienna
ArabellaOperatic comedy exploring identity, social class, and romantic confusion