Heinrich Heine
Germany. A Winter's Tale
(German: Deutschland. Ein Wintermärchen) is a satirical epic poem by the German writer Heinrich Heine (1797–1856), describing the thoughts of a journey from Paris to Hamburg the author made in winter 1843. The title refers to Shakespeare's Winter's Tale, similar to his poem Atta Troll: Ein Sommernachtstraum ("Atta Troll: A Midsummer Night's Dream"), written 1841–46.
This poem was immediately censored in most of Germany, but ironically it became one of the reasons for Heine's growing fame.
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The opening of the poem is the first journey of Heinrich Heine to Germany since his emigration to France in 1831. However it is to be understood that this is an imaginary journey, not the actual journey which Heine made but a literary tour through various provinces of Germany for the purposes of his commentary.
The 'I' of the narrative is therefore the instrument of the poet's creative imagination.
Author: Heinrich Heine.
Title: Deutschland_ A Winter's Tale .
Language: English.
Germany. A Winter's Tale (German: Deutschland. Ein Wintermärchen)
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