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Bettina von Arnim

Born

in Frankfurt am Main, Germany

April 04, 1785

Died

January 20, 1859

Genre

Philosophy, Politics, Music, Poetry

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Bettina von Arnim (the Countess of Arnim), born Elisabeth Catharina Ludovica Magdalena Brentano, was a German writer and novelist.

Bettina (as well: Bettine) Brentano was a writer, publisher, composer, singer, visual artist, an illustrator, patron of young talent, and a social activist. She was the archetype of the Romantic era's zeitgeist and the crux of many creative relationships of canonical artistic figures. The sister of Clemens Brentano and wife of his friend Achim von Arnim, today she is best known for the company she kept, having numbered among her closest friends Goethe, Beethoven, and Pückler and tried to foster artistic agreement among them. Many leading composers of the time, including Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Johanna Kinke ...more

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Average rating: 3.72 · 162 ratings · 19 reviews · 131 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Life of High Countess Gritta von Ratsinourhouse by Bettina von Arnim, Gisela von Arnim, Lisa Ohm 3.69 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 1845 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Günderode by Bettina von Arnim, Elisabeth Bronfen 3.50 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1981 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Goethes Briefwechsel mit einem Kinde 3.90 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1835	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Günderode ; Clemens Brentanos Frühlingskranz 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Dies Buch Gehört Dem König 3.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2008 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Bettina von Arnim: Ein Lesebuch 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Letzte Liebe: Das unbekannte Briefbuch by Bettina von Arnim, Wolfgang Bunzel (Editor, Afterword) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Königssohn 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Bettina von Arnims Armenbuch by Bettina von Arnim, Werner Vordtriede (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Werke und Briefe in drei Bänden it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1986 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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“I can't write poetry like you, but I can talk with nature... And when I come back... we put our beds side by side and chat away together all night... great profound speculations which make the old world creak on its rusty hinges.”
― Bettina Brentano

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“Whatever police the world may prescribe to rule the soul, I refuse to obey them.”
― Bettina Brentano

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“why shouldn't I dream myself into happiness? What higher reality is there than dream?”
― Bettina Brentano

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