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Erlkönig. "Erlkönig" illustration, Moritz von Schwind. The Erlking by Albert Sterner, ca. 1910. " Erlkönig " is a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It depicts the death of a child assailed by a supernatural being, the Erlking, a king of the fairies. It was originally written by Goethe as part of a 1782 Singspiel, Die Fischerin .
Sep 6, 2018 · This poem called ‘ Über allen Gipfeln ‘ depicts the second poem after ‘ Der du vom Himmel bist ‘ from 1776. Together they are named ‘ Wanderers Nachtlied ‘ and count as his most important and most discussed works. There is a nice English translation by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow : [ 5 ] O’er all the hilltops. Is quiet now, In all ...
Wanderer's Nightsong. Welcome and Farewell. West–östlicher Divan. Categories: Works by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. German poems. Poetry by writer.
In this volume originally published in 1955, Zeydel provides English translations of one hundred of Goethe's poems divided into nine periods. The biographi...
One of Goethe’s best known poems is The Erl-King and I will include some of the verses below – the opening two and the last two. It is a haunting tale of a father desperately trying to get his son home to safety but, alas, his efforts are in vain. Die Erl-konig (the King of the Fairies) claims the boy: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe lived to ...
Feb 20, 2019 · No matter the language, poems hold a special place in people’s hearts. The same is true with German poems. Poetry by German greats Goethe, Bertolt Brecht, Heinrich Heine, and so many others, continue to be read and loved today. If you’re looking for short German poems that you can easily memorize by heart, this article is a good place to start.
Jun 29, 2011 · v. 1-2. Autobiography : the truth and fiction relating to my life / trans. by John Oxenford -- v. 3. The sorrows of Werther. The elective affinities. The good woman / trans. by Bayard Taylor -- v. 4. Letters from Switzerland. Travels in Italy / trans. by A.J.W. Morrison -- v. 5. Poems -- v. 6. Iphigenia in Tauris. Torquato Tasso. Goetz von ...
