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Their teacher was Johann Heinrich Ludwig Bauer (1773-1846), deputy headmaster of the “Municipal School” in Potsdam. Kleist played the clarinet in an officers’ quartet (also with Rühle). Kleist was a regular guest in the house of Marie von Kleist, nee Gualtieri (1761-1831), a confidante of the Prussian Queen Luise.
Kleist, who tended to irrationalism and was often tormented by a longing for death, then lit out restlessly through Germany, France, and Switzerland. After several physical and nervous breakdowns, in which he even burned the manuscript of one of his dramas, Heinrich von Kleist reentered the Prussian army in 1804, working in Berlin and Königsberg.
Mr. von Kleist was reported to be the last surviving member of the July 20, 1944, attempt on Hitler’s life. ... Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist was born July 10, 1922, on his family’s estate in ...
Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811) is regarded as a poet of radical change, a pioneer of the modern age in literature. Today he is well-known as the author of extremely influential dramas, stories and comedies such as Kaethchen of Heilbronn, Michael Kohlhaas or The Broken Jug. Originating from an old aristocratic family, Kleist’s life was full ...
Heinrich von Kleist - Das Wichtigste. Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811): deutscher Dramatiker, Erzähler und Lyriker. Biographie: Geboren in Frankfurt (Oder), Sohn einer preußischen Offiziersfamilie, prägende militärische Ausbildung, Studium der Mathematik, Naturwissenschaften, Philologie und Philosophie.
Welcome to the new Heinrich von Kleist website. The 200th anniversary of the death of author Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811) falls on 21st November 2011. It provides an incentive to create this platform as a first address for all those with an interest in Kleist. In future, the web presentations of the Heinrich von Kleist Society and the Kleist ...
Wortsman’s illuminating afterword demystifies Kleist’s vexed history, explaining how the century after his death saw Kleist’s legacy transformed from that of a largely derided playwright into a literary giant who would inspire Thomas Mann and Franz Kafka. The concerns of Heinrich von Kleist are timeless.
