Heinrich Heine compositions and other papers, 1820-1870.

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Heinrich Heine compositions and other papers, 1820-1870.

Includes: manuscript transcripts (with some autograph revisions by Heine) of Nachlese and Gedichte 1853 und 1854, as well as other autograph manuscript compositions; autograph manuscript notes and letters from Heine to others; copies of Heine letters (originals not at Houghton); letters sent to Heine, manuscripts and letters by others concerning Heine; Heine family documents for birth and marriage; documents concerning censorship of Heine's work; pressed flowers; visiting cards; transcripts of Heine letters compiled by Harvard students of German (fall 1958); and other materials. Correspondents with Heine include: Julius Campe; Friedrich Merkel; Hermann von Pückler-Muskau.

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Heine, Heinrich, 1797-1856

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Heinrich Heine was a German poet, writer and literary critic. He is best known outside Germany for his early lyric poetry set to music by composers such as Robert Schumann and Franz Schubert. Heine's later verse and prose are distinguished by their satirical wit and irony. He is considered a member of the Young Germany movement. His radical political views led to many of his works being banned by German authorities—which, however, only added to his fame. He spent the last 25 years of his life as...

Merkel, Friedrich,

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Campe, Julius

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Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-Muskau,

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