Joseph von Eichendorff
German poet and novelist (1788-1857) · Writers · Died at 69
Joseph Karl Benedikt Freiherr von Eichendorff was a German poet, novelist, playwright, literary critic, translator, and anthologist. Eichendorff was one of the major writers and critics of Romanticism.
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Joseph von Eichendorff as a young man
Eichendorff, etching by Franz Kugler, 1832
Eichendorff's birthplace, Lubowitz Castle, Ratibor (photo from 1939). It was destroyed in March 1945 during the Upper Silesian Offensive. The territory was awarded to Poland after World War II.
The remains of Lubowitz Castle, Racibórz (Poland), 2008. Note Eichendorff's portrait on the wall. The German inscription (Keinen Dichter noch ließ seine Heimat los) translates to "No poet's homeland has ever relinquished its hold on him", a quote from his novel Dichter und ihre Gesellen.
Matthias Claudius' works, vol. 1
Heidelberg Castle by Carl Blechen, 1829
Lützow Free Corps by Richard Knötel, 1890Awards
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Ever since their publication and up to the present day, some of his works have been very popular in German-speaking Europe.
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Lived 1788 to 1857 · aged 69
