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Zusatztext Eichendorff breathes the purity of the fairy tale and the folk song. a blithe and happy symbol, touching in his modesty, of a true humanity, a cultured, Romantic humanity. Informationen zum Autor Despite leading a life of ordinary officialdom, Joseph von Eichendorff (1788-1857) was one of the most important German Romantic poets, also famous for his prose tales. Klappentext Eichendorff's prose masterpiece - a picaresque account of the wanderings of a young man who leaves home after a row with his father, and who eventually finds love with the girl of his dreams - is one of the best-known classics of German literature. Deeply imbued with the style and sentiment of German Romanticism, and philosophical and poetic in its approach to nature and existence, Memoirs of a Good-for-Nothing is at once an exhilarating romp and a lively portrayal of nineteenth-century ideals. Zusammenfassung Eichendorff's prose masterpiece - a picaresque account of the wanderings of a young man who leaves home after a row with his father, and who eventually finds love with the girl of his dreams - is one of the best-known classics of German literature.Deeply imbued with the style and sentiment of German Romanticism, and philosophical and poetic in its approach to nature and existence, Memoirs of a Good-for-Nothing is at once an exhilarating romp and a lively portrayal of nineteenth-century ideals.
