Recs if you like Wilhelm Tell...
German Literature (Classics)
Works I would consider german literary classics. "German" in this context means "written in German", not "written by a German author", therefore Swiss, Austrian, and other authors will also be included on this list, provided they wrote their works in German.
Magnificent Rebels: Works of the Early Romantics
...and friends and foes who hung out in Jena at the time.
Inspired by Magnificent Rebels by Andrea Wulf. Around 1800, some of the greatest German thinkers lived in the same city. The intellectual stimulation that took place during their dinners, walks, theater and art gallery visits, and correspondence resulted in new philosophical ideas and an insanely productive few years for many of them.
german language lit through the years
popular, semi popular or once popular german language lit that I find interesting. also, schiller >>> goethe, so no faust 😊
POV: You're Jose Rizal
We often talk about what Rizal wrote, but what did the National Hero consume to write so well? To think in that way? Rizal was known to be a voracious reader, getting it from his parents ("[My parents] urged me to read and understand them [books]") and then spending hours in libraries overseas. From his letter to Blumentritt (Nov. 8, 1888): "The Indio, in general, is very fond of reading and studying…”
© 2025 Pagebound