Project Gutenberg 2005-12-21 Public domain in the USA. 671 Braun, Wilhelm Alfred 1873 Braun, W. A. (Wilhelm Alfred) Types of Weltschmerz in German Poetry Columbia University series of Germanic studies, vol. II, no. II Introduction -- Hölderlin -- Lenau -- Heine -- Bibliography. Produced by David Starner, Ralph Janke and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Types of Weltschmerz in German Poetry" by Wilhelm Alfred Braun is a scholarly examination of the phenomenon known as Weltschmerz, particularly as it manifests in the works of notable German poets. Written in the early 20th century, the book endeavors to define, classify, and analyze various aspects of Weltschmerz, contrasting it with general pessimism. The author focuses on three influential German poets—Hölderlin, Lenau, and Heine—each representing different dimensions of this melancholic sentiment and contributing to an understanding of its literary significance. The opening of the work sets the stage for a detailed exploration of Weltschmerz, describing it as an emotional response to the inherent suffering and evils of existence. Braun distinguishes clearly between Weltschmerz and pessimism, clarifying that the former is a more poetic and emotional state linked to heightened sensitivity and expressive of personal and universal sorrow. He proposes to investigate the selected poets through detailed analyses of their lives and writings, intending to illustrate how each poet embodies distinct types of Weltschmerz—ranging from Hölderlin's idealism to Heine's satiric perspective—and reflects broader psychological and societal conditions of their times. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Pessimism Heine, Heinrich, 1797-1856 German poetry -- 19th century -- History and criticism Hölderlin, Friedrich, 1770-1843 Lenau, Nicolaus, 1802-1850 PT Text Germany Category: Poetry Category: German Literature 314421 2025-08-07T11:10:59.290148 text/html 322130 2020-12-13T12:11:19 text/html 199173 2025-08-07T11:11:09.500103 application/epub+zip 202354 2025-08-07T11:11:03.460314 application/epub+zip 170796 2025-08-07T11:11:01.757131 application/epub+zip 398308 2025-08-07T11:11:13.207092 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403678 2025-08-07T11:11:08.150151 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373455 2022-09-08T10:43:00.070096 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218009 2025-08-07T11:10:58.334151 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 217031 2020-12-13T12:11:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 217786 2020-12-13T12:11:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21357 2025-08-07T11:11:13.362121 application/rdf+xml 16579 2025-08-07T11:11:02.294100 image/jpeg 3861 2025-08-07T11:11:02.027093 image/jpeg 87653 2020-12-13T12:11:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 104317 2020-12-13T12:11:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 87543 2020-12-13T12:11:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 193214 2025-08-07T11:10:59.315116 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog