German Literature

German literature comprises those literary texts written in the German language. This includes literature written in Germany, Austria, the German part of Switzerland, and to a lesser extent works of the German diaspora. German literature of the modern period is mostly in Standard German, but there are some currents of literature influenced to a greater or lesser degree by dialects (e.g. Alemannic).
An early flowering of German literature is the Middle High German period of the High Middle Ages. Modern literature in German begins with the authors of the Enlightenment (such as Herder) and reaches ...more

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“ Seine Natur war nicht unedel, aber er gewöhnte sich, die innere Schande der äußern vorzuziehen. Man darf nur sagen, er gewöhnte sich zu prunken, während seine Mutter darbte. ”
― Annette von Droste Hülshoff, Die Judenbuche

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“ Where is the man who has not felt in his breast the wonderful mystery of love? Whoever you may be who come to read these pages - call to mind that noontide of supreme happiness, behold once more that image of angelic beauty, the spirit of love itself, as she came to meet you; it was through her, through her alone, that you seemed assured of your own higher existence. Do you recall how the bubbling springs, the rustling bushes, the caressing evening breezes told so clearly of her love? Can you st ...more ”
― E.T.A. Hoffmann, The Devil's Elixirs

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