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Heinrich Heine


Born
in Düsseldorf, Germany
December 13, 1797

Died
February 17, 1856

Genre
Poetry,Memoir


Christian Johann Heinrich Heine was one of the most significant German poets of the 19th century. He was also a journalist, essayist, and literary critic. He is best known outside Germany for his early lyric poetry, which was set to music in the form of Lieder (art songs) by composers such as Robert Schumann and Franz Schubert. Heine's later verse and prose is distinguished by its satirical wit and irony. His radical political views led to many of his works being banned by German authorities. Heine spent the last 25 years of his life as an expatriate in Paris. ...more

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Average rating: 3.83 · 7,921 ratings · 536 reviews ·2,652 distinct works •Similar authors
Deutschland. Ein Wintermärchen
3.85 avg rating — 3,372 ratings — published 1844 — 182 editions
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Poems of Heinrich Heine
4.12 avg rating — 572 ratings — published 1821 — 161 editions
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Das Buch der Lieder
4.19 avg rating — 532 ratings — published 1827 — 376 editions
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Die Harzreise
3.65 avg rating — 557 ratings — published 1826 — 269 editions
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Zur Geschichte der Religion...
4.21 avg rating — 150 ratings — published 1835 — 127 editions
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Der Rabbi von Bacherach: Ei...
3.43 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 1840 — 47 editions
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Florentinische Nächte.
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3.59 avg rating — 154 ratings — published 1836 — 36 editions
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Atta Troll: A Midsummer Nig...
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3.78 avg rating — 128 ratings — published 1843 — 80 editions
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Songs of Love and Grief: A ...
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4.07 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 1995 — 4 editions
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Gli dèi in esilio
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3.58 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 1853 — 26 editions
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“Where words leave off, music begins.”
― Heinrich Heine
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“We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged”
― Heinrich Heine
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“Where they have burned books, they will end in burning human beings.”
― Heinrich Heine
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