A Companion to the Works of Heinrich Heine

Book Overview

A collection of new essays treating the most important aspects of the work of the most famous late Romantic, Heinrich Heine.

As the most prominent German-Jewish Romantic writer, Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) became a focal point for much of the tension generated by the Jewish assimilation to German culture in a time marked by a growing emphasis on the shared ancestry of the German Volk. As both an ingenious composer of Romantic verse and the originator...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571134492
• ISBN13: 9781571134493
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Camden House (NY)
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"