Jean Paul
German Romantic author known for his eccentric, sentimental novels filled with digressive humor and philosophical depth. He was enormously popular in his day and influenced Carlyle, De Quincey, and the German Romantic movement.
Works
- HesperusRomantic novel of idealized love and loss set amid pastoral German landscape
- TitanPhilosophical novel exploring genius, ambition, and disillusionment through young titan
- Flower, Fruit and Thorn PiecesNovel combining lyric poetry, wit, and philosophy through interconnected domestic narratives
- Quintus Fixlein
- The Invisible Lodge