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Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff |
Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff (10 March 1788 – 26 November 1857)
Eichenforff was a German poet and novelist. Despite a career of rather mundane officialdom, Eichendorff is considered the greatest of the German Romantic lyric poets. His guiding poetic theme was that Man should find happiness in full absorption of the beauties and changing moods of Nature. Eichendorff's poetry has been set by many composers, including Schumann, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Hugo Wolf, Richard Strauss, Friedrich Nietzsche and Hans Pfitzner.
Poem: Night’s Glory (To a Butterfly)
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