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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
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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Der Marquise stürzte der Schmerz aus den Augen. [...] Sie sank, als sie die Türe verschlossen fand, mit jammender Stimme, alle Heiligen zu Zeugen ihrer Unschuld anrufend, vor derselben nieder,
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― Die Marquise von O... / Das Erdbeben in Chili
― Die Marquise von O... / Das Erdbeben in Chili
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Yet although I could not resist doing so, my sleep was not interrupted. The door opened and a dark figure entered whom I recognized to my horror as my own self in Capuchin robes, with beard and tonsure. The figure came nearer and nearer my bed: I lay motionless, and every sound I tried to utter was stifled in the trance that gripped me. The figure sat down on my bed and leered mockingly at me.
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― The Devil's Elixirs
― The Devil's Elixirs
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