Heine was born at Dusseldorf of Jewish parents, studied law at Gottingen, travelled in Italy and later lived in Paris where he socialized with Victor Hugo, George Sand and Berlioz. His poetry, which he began to write at an early age, covered tragedy, humour and romance.

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Hesse, Hermann
1877-1962



Novelist and poet, born in Calw, Germany. He was a bookseller and antiquarian in Basel and and published his first novel in 1904. From 1911 he lived in Switzerland. His works include Rosshalde, Siddhartha, Steppenwolf, and The Glass Bead Game.

His psycholgical and mystical concerns made him something of a cult figure after his death since many felt that his 'Journey to the East' epitomized their psychedelic quest to go 'further'.

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Holderlin, Friederich
1770-1843




German poet. He studied theology at Tubingen and philosophy at Jena. He wrote a philosophical novel 'Hyperion' and published it with the help of Schiller. He is best known for his rich Symbolist poetry.

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Herder, Johann Gotfried
1744-1803




German critic, theologian, and philosopher, who was the leading figure of the 'Sturm and Drang' literary movement and a profound innovator in the philosophy of history and culture.

His most famous works were 'Essay on the Origin of Language' and 'Outlines of a Philosophy of the History of Man'

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Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Amadeus
1776-1822



German writer, composer and caricaturist, whose tales of the supernatural and fantastic have been translated many times and were the inspiration of Offenbach's opera 'The Tales of Hoffmann' and later musical works by Paul Hindemith.

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