Heinrich Heine, Reisebilder [Travel Pictures]

Willi Goetschel (University of Toronto)

Ed. by Gerhard P. Knapp, University of Utah
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.4.1: German-language Writing and Culture: Germany, 500-present.
Vol. editors: Gerhard P. Knapp (University of Utah), Jennifer Marston William (Purdue University), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jill E. Twark (East Carolina University)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1826 - 1831

Places

Germany (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Non-Fiction
- Guidebooks / Travel writing

Resources

Reisebilder [Travel Pictures] is a collection of travel narratives that appeared in four installments from 1826-1831. Marking Heine’s generic transition from lyric poetry to prose, the Reisebilder signal the arrival of a new sense of literary modernity. With its stylish, exhilarating take on the mode of travel writing increasingly popular at the height of the Romantic period, Heine’s prose achieves a new tone that engages Classicism and Romanticism in provocative manner. Carrying over a rhythmic flow and tone from his poetry, the Reisebilder created a unique fusion of prose and poetry, in a carefree style that took on a paradigmatic …

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Citation: Goetschel, Willi. "Reisebilder". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 28 January 2007 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=11178, accessed 19 April 2024.]

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