Heinrich Heine

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in Düsseldorf, Germany

December 13, 1797

died

February 17, 1856

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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.

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	Deutschland, ein Wintermärchen 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 545 ratings — published 1844 — 39 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Das Buch der Lieder 4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 1827 — 26 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poems of Heinrich Heine 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 1957 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Harzreise 3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 1826 — 16 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Songs of Love and Grief: A Bilingual Anthology in the Verse Forms of the Originals by Heinrich Heine, Jeffrey L. Sammons (Foreword by) 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 37 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sämtliche Gedichte in zeitlicher Folge 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1957 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Der Rabbi von Bacherach: Ein Fragment 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1840 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zur Geschichte der Religion und Philosophie in Deutschland by Heinrich Heine, Jürgen Ferner (Editor) 4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1982 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Atta Troll. Ein Sommernachtstraum. 3.27 of 5 stars 3.27 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1843 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heine: Selected Verse: Dual Language Edition by Heinrich Heine, Peter Branscombe (Translator) 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1967 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Where words leave off, music begins.”
― Heinrich Heine

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“Where they have burned books, they will end in burning human beings.”
― Heinrich Heine

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“We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged”
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